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Semiconductor device having improved input buffer circuit

US6225820A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 26, 1999
Grant dateMay 1, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/0027
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An input buffer circuit for a semiconductor device includes a first input buffer unit having first and second transistors, a second input buffer unit coupled to the first input buffer unit, the second input buffer unit having third and fourth transistors, a control unit for activating one of the first and second input buffer units, and a switching unit having fifth, sixth, and seventh transistors and coupled to the control unit.

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