Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Buffering circuit with reduced dynamic power consumption
- Patent Title (中): 缓冲电路具有降低的动态功耗
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Application No.: US12536050Application Date: 2009-08-05
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Publication No.: US08508515B2Publication Date: 2013-08-13
- Inventor: Jia-Hui Wang , Chien-Hung Tsai , Ying-Lieh Chen , Chin-Tien Chang
- Applicant: Jia-Hui Wang , Chien-Hung Tsai , Ying-Lieh Chen , Chin-Tien Chang
- Applicant Address: TW Tainan TW Tainan
- Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited,NCKU Research and Development Foundation
- Current Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited,NCKU Research and Development Foundation
- Current Assignee Address: TW Tainan TW Tainan
- Agency: Baker & McKenzie LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/038
- IPC: G06F3/038

Abstract:
A buffering circuit with reduced power consumption is provided. The output buffering circuit includes first and second amplifier circuits. The first amplifier circuit includes a first input stage and a first output stage both coupled between a first power voltage and a second power voltage lower than the first power voltage, and an assistant discharging unit configured to provide a discharging current flowing from a first output node to a first intermediate power voltage during a discharging operation of the first amplifier circuit. The second amplifier circuit includes a second input stage and a second output stage both coupled between the first power voltage and the second power voltage, and an assistant charging unit configured to provide a charging current flowing from a second intermediate power voltage to a second output node during a charging operation of the second amplifier circuit. The first and second amplifier circuits can have reduced output voltage ranges and hence reduced total power consumption.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110032240A1 BUFFERING CIRCUIT WITH REDUCED DYNAMIC POWER CONSUMPTION Public/Granted day:2011-02-10
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