Backwards drivable MOS output driver
US6362665B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/00315
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a bus driver circuit having a floating gate circuit for controlling voltage on the gate of the output driver and a floating well circuit for controlling voltage on the body of the output driver, the improvement comprising a well pull up circuit coupled to the output driver for applying supply voltage to the body during transmission and for applying the output of the floating gate circuit to the body during quiescence.
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