摘要:
The invention relates to an electronic level shifter circuit (1) for driving a high-voltage output stage (2). This output stage (2) comprises a complementary pair (3) of transistors (I36,I32) connected between first (Vdd) and second (Vss) supply voltage references, and at least one PMOS pull-up transistor (I32) connected in series with an NMOS pull-down transistor (I36). An additional transistor (I34) is connected in parallel with the pull-up transistor (I32), and the driver circuit (1) has a first output (A) connected to the control terminal of the pull-up transistor (I32) and a second output connected to the control terminal of the additional transistor (I34).
摘要:
The invention relates to a high-voltage final output stage (1) for driving an electric load, of the type which comprises a complementary pair (3) of transistors connected between first (Vdd) and second (Vss) supply voltage references, and at least one PMOS pull-up transistor (MP1) connected in series with an NMOS pull-down transistor (MN). The stage (1) comprises an additional PMOS transistor (MP2) connected in parallel with the pull-up transistor (MP1) and having the body terminal in common therewith. More particularly, the body terminals of both PMOS transistors (MP1,MP2) are formed in the semiconductor within a common well which can withstand high voltages, and the additional transistor (MP2) is a thick oxide PMOS power transistor.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method, and related circuit, for preventing the triggering of a parasitic transistor in an output stage (2) of an electronic circuit, said stage (2) comprising a transistor pair (M1,M2) with at least one transistor (M2) of the pull-up PMOS type having respective source, gate and drain terminals and a body terminal, and a parasitic bipolar transistor (3) having a terminal connected to said body terminal, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:
providing a capacitor (C1) connected between the body and source terminals of the PMOS transistor; using a control circuit (5) to suppress the body effect of the pull-up PMOS transistor.