Low voltage differential to single-ended converter

Details Low voltage differential to single-ended converter Low voltage differential to single-ended converter

2005-08-09

2005-08-09

Wells, Kenneth B. (Department: 2816)

Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and

Signal converting, shaping, or generating

Current driver

C327S333000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06927606

ABSTRACT:
Method and circuitry for converting a differential logic signal to a single-ended logic signal eliminate slower PMOS transistors and speed up the conversion process. In specific embodiments differential logic signals of the type employed in, for example, current-controlled complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (C3MOS) logic are converted to single-ended rail-to-rail CMOS logic levels using a differential pair of NMOS transistors with resistors as load devices and an NMOS current source transistor that provides dynamically adjusted tail current.

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