Abstract:
A complementary Bi-MIS gate circuit including two CMIS circuits each having a PMIS transistor connected to a high potential source, an NMIS transistor connected to a low potential source, and an impedance element connected between the PMIS and NMIS transistors, and a load driving inverter having a vertically structured pull-up bipolar transistor and a vertically structured pull-down bipolar transistor connected in series. The base terminals of the pull-up and pull-down bipolar transistors are connected to a high voltage level end of the impedance element in one CMIS circuit and to a low voltage level end of the impedance element in the other CMIS circuit respectively. The input signal for the gate circuit is fed to the gate terminals of all the PMIS and NMIS transistors and the output signal of the gate circuit is produced at a connection point between the pull-up and pull-down bipolar transistors. The impedance element in each CMIS circuit works to reduce or remove surge currents which flow through the CMIS circuit when the input signal changes level from low to high or from high to low levels. The Bi-MIS circuit also includes transistors connected in the current paths of the circuit when the circuit is in a high impedance state which cuts off current flow during the high impedance state.
Abstract:
Switching off time of a bipolar transistor is improved. When the bipolar transistor is driven to a saturation condition, the collector voltage does not go up rapidly when it is switched off again, because once the collector voltage is much less than the base voltage, reverse injection occurs, so the collector voltage can not follow the base voltage until the reverse injected electrons are swept out. In order to avoid saturation, a vertical FET is provided between the base and collector of the bipolar transistor to clamp the base-collector voltage. The channel region of the vertical transistor is formed between the base contact region and collector region of the transistor. Thus, when the transistor is in a non-saturation state, the channel is closed by built in potential, but when the transistor approaches the saturation state, the channel automatically opens to shunt between the base and collector of the bipolar transistor. By replacing a Shottky barrier diode used in prior art circuits for such purposes, with a vertical FET, the device becomes more resignable, and fabrication process is simplified.
Abstract:
In a semiconductor device having a gate array structure, a macro-cell includes more basic cells than conventional macro-cells, for preforming a logic function, whereby the density of the terminals in a direction vertical to a direction in which wiring lines are drawn, is decreased.