CMOS bootstrapped output driver method and circuit
US5329186A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/01714
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An output driver circuit of a DRAM is wired in a push-pull arrangement. A CMOS transistor arrangement provides a strong output signal. This transistor arrangement comprises the pull-up transistor circuit of the push-pull arrangement. A bootstrap circuit gates the NMOS of the CMOS causing an incremental increase in CMOS drain current.
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