摘要:
A repeating cell structure in a semiconductor substrate for a BiCMOS logic gate array. The cell structure has three regions shaped as columns. The first columnar region is a P-well and has four vertically aligned active areas of N-type material formed within the columnar region. Each of the active areas has two gate electrodes to form two NMOS transistors. Similarly the second columnar region is a N-well and has four vertically aligned active areas of P-type material. Each such active region forms two PMOS transistors. The third column has two bipolar transistors, each with collector, base and emitter regions vertically aligned. The resulting BiCMOS logic array permits a flexible location of macrocells, which results in a compact implementation of the resulting integrated circuit.
摘要:
An integrated circuit logic array is fabricated using a BiCMOS process so that it includes an optimum number of bipolar drivers. This is accomplished by means of a chip architecture having three regions: the array core is all CMOS logic gates; surrounding the core is a BiCMOS region; at the periphery of the array are simple bipolar and CMOS devices for I/O purposes. The chip can be fabricated to use these regions to create circuit paths of varying complexity, depending on the application. In a second embodiment, the array consists of cells each containing one bipolar device and several contiguous CMOS gates.
摘要:
An integrated circuit logic array is fabricated using a BiCMOS process so that it includes an optimum number of bipolar drivers. This is accomplished by means of a chip architecture having three regions: the array core is all CMOS logic gates; surrounding the core is a BiCMOS region; at the periphery of the array are simple bipolar and CMOS devices for I/O purposes. The chip can be fabricated to use these regions to create circuit paths of varying complexity, depending on the application. In a second embodiment, the array consists of cells each containing one bipolar device and several contiguous CMOS gates.
摘要:
A repeating cell structure in a semiconductor substrate for a BiCMOS logic gate array. The cell structure has three regions shaped as columns. The first columnar region is a P-well and has four vertically aligned active areas of N-type material formed within the columnar region. Each of the active areas has two gate electrodes to form two NMOS transistors. Similarly the second columnar region is a N-well and has four vertically aligned active areas of P-type material. Each such active region forms two PMOS transistors. The third column has two bipolar transistors, each with collector, base and emitter regions vertically aligned. The resulting BiCMOS logic array permits a flexible location of macrocells, which results in a compact implementation of the resulting integrated circuit.
摘要:
A CMOS driver circuit which differentially drives a pair of transmission (11,12) lines at a first terminal in response to a signal on the CMOS driver circuit's input terminal (10) for reception of said signal at a second terminal is provided. The driver circuit has two pairs of drive transistors (41,43;42,44). Each drive transistor has first and second source/drains and a gate. Each drive transistor pair is connected to one of said transmission line pair (11,12), and has a NMOS transistor (41,42) and a PMOS transistor (43,44).