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TTL to CMOS translator circuit and method

US5355032A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 1993
Grant dateOct 11, 1994
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/017518
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A high speed, low powered, BiCMOS TTL to CMOS translator circuit and method which relies on an internally generated reference voltage and which is capable of driving high loads. The translator circuit includes a first inverting and translating stage having a pull up transistor and a pull down transistor, a high gain stage and a second inverting stage.

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