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US 9,093,999 · App. 14/173,114 · Granted Jul 28, 2015

Output circuit

Inventor: Yuichi Itonaga (Obu, JP)
Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
H03K19/00H03K19/00361
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Patent No.
US 9,093,999
App. No.
14/173,114
Granted
Jul 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An output circuit includes: a first PMOS transistor and a second PMOS transistor connected in series between a high potential side power source and an output node; a first NMOS transistor and a second NMOS transistor connected in series between a low potential side power source and the output node; a first capacitive coupling part connected between a gate of the first PMOS transistor and gates of the second PMOS transistor and the second NMOS transistor; and a second capacitive coupling part connected between a gate of the first NMOS transistor and gates of the second NMOS transistor and the second PMOS transistor, a first bias voltage is applied to the gate terminal of the second PMOS transistor, and a second bias voltage is applied to the gate terminal of the second NMOS transistor.

Claims (23)

1. An output circuit comprising:

a first PMOS transistor and a second PMOS transistor connected in series between a high potential side power source and an output node, the first PMOS transistor being connected to the high potential side power source and the second PMOS transistor being connected to the output node;

a first NMOS transistor and a second NMOS transistor connected in series between a low potential side power source and the output node, the first NMOS transistor being connected to the low potential side power source and the second NMOS transistor being connected to the output node;

a first capacitive coupling part including a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal being connected to a gate terminal of the first PMOS transistor, the second terminal being connected to a gate terminal of the second PMOS transistor or a gate terminal of the second NMOS transistor, and the first capacitive coupling part being configured to control capacitive coupling between the first and second terminals based on a potential at the gate terminal of the first PMOS transistor; and

a second capacitive coupling part including a third terminal and a fourth terminal, the third terminal being connected to a gate terminal of the first NMOS transistor, the fourth terminal being connected to the gate terminal of the second NMOS transistor or the gate terminal of the second PMOS transistor, and the second capacitive coupling part being configured to control capacitive coupling between the third and fourth terminals based on a potential at the gate terminal of the first NMOS transistor, wherein

a first bias voltage is applied to the gate terminal of the second PMOS transistor;

a second bias voltage is applied to the gate terminal of the second NMOS transistor;

a first drive signal is supplied to the gate terminal of the first PMOS transistor;

a second drive signal is supplied to the gate terminal of the first NMOS transistor;

the first capacitive coupling part comprises:

a first resistor, one end of which is connected to the first terminal of the first capacitive coupling part,

a third PMOS transistor, a source terminal of which is connected to the first terminal and a gate terminal of which is connected to a drain terminal of the first PMOS transistor, and

a first capacitor, one end of which is connected to the other end of the first resistor and to a drain terminal of the third PMOS transistor and the other end of which is connected to the second terminal of the first capacitive coupling part; and

the second capacitive coupling part comprises:

a second resistor, one end of which is connected to the third terminal of the second capacitive coupling part,

a third NMOS transistor, a source terminal of which is connected to the third terminal of the second capacitive coupling part and a gate terminal of which is connected to a drain terminal of the first NMOS transistor, and

a second capacitor, one end of which is connected to the other end of the second resistor and to a drain terminal of the third NMOS transistor and the other end of which is connected to the fourth terminal of the second capacitive coupling part.

2. The output circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the gate terminal of the second PMOS transistor and the gate terminal of the second NMOS transistor are connected, and

the first bias voltage and the second bias voltage are common.

3. The output circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the first capacitive coupling part is connected between the gate terminal of the first PMOS transistor and the gate terminal of the second PMOS transistor, and

the second capacitive coupling part is connected between the gate terminal of the first NMOS transistor and the gate terminal of the second NMOS transistor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2015
From: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
To: SOCIONEXT INC.
Reel/Frame 035508/0637 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2014
From: ITONAGA, YUICHI
To: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 032175/0081 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-072878 · Mar 29, 2013 · national
JP 2014-008662 · Jan 21, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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