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Output buffer circuit having gate voltage control circuit of gate current controlling transistor connected to output transistor

US5552719A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 1994
Grant dateSep 3, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/00361
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The output buffer circuit according to the present invention comprises: a P-channel type output transistor which is provided between a first power supply terminal and an output terminal and receives an input signal at a gate thereof; an N-channel type transistor which is provided between the output terminal and a second power supply and has a gate connected to a drain of a gate current controlling transistor; a circuit for supplying the input signal to a source of the gate current controlling transistor; and a voltage control generation circuit which generates as a gate voltage of the gate current controlling transistor a first voltage value which is smaller than a value of the power supply voltage for a predetermined time, and further generates a second voltage value which is higher than the first voltage value after the elapse of the predetermined time.

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