Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low power output driver
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Application No.: US12342160Application Date: 2008-12-23
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Publication No.: US07830177B2Publication Date: 2010-11-09
- Inventor: Tacettin Isik , Louis F. Poitras , Daniel M. Clementi
- Applicant: Tacettin Isik , Louis F. Poitras , Daniel M. Clementi
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Panitch Schwarze, et al.
- Main IPC: H03K19/094
- IPC: H03K19/094

Abstract:
A low power output driver includes one of a regulated reduced voltage source that receives a supply voltage and outputs a regulated reduced voltage that is a lower voltage than the supply voltage. The driver also includes a first driver input that receives a first logic signal, a second driver input that receives a second logic signal, a first driver output that outputs a first output signal and a second driver output that outputs a second output signal. The driver includes first, second, third and fourth n-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) that are cross-connected between the reduced voltage and the first and second driver outputs or a constant voltage internal ground. When the second input is high, the second NMOS and the third NMOS are gated on, the second driver output is raised to the reduced voltage and the first driver output is pulled down to the constant voltage ground.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090102513A1 Low Power Output Driver Public/Granted day:2009-04-23
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