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Fast bus driver with reduced standby power consumption

US6154089A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 4, 1998
Grant dateNov 28, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 4, 2018

Classification

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

Abstract

An integrated fast bus driver circuit with reduced standby power consumption for BiCMOS processes where the power consumption of the drive circuit corresponds to the output sink current. A feedback circuit is connected to detect voltage variations at the output terminal, and vary the base current of the output bipolar transistor to oppose the voltage variations.

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