Output buffer circuit for high-speed logic operation
US5587667A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/01721
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An output buffer circuit is provided, which enables to reduce the delay of a digital output signal with respect to an input digital signal. The output buffer circuit includes first and second FETs serially connected to each other. A gate of the first FET is applied with a first digital input signal. A gate of the second FET is applied with a second digital input signal. The first and second FETs operate to be opposite or complementary in logic state to each other. A digital output signal is taken out from a connection point of the first and second FETs. The circuit further includes a current source for causing a bias current having the same direction or polarity as that of a drain current of the first FET to flow through the first FET in the pseudo-OFF state. A turn-on speed of the first FET from the pseudo-OFF state to the ON state is enhanced by the bias current.
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