Abstract:
An inverter circuit comprises a bipolar transistor having a collector and an emitter of a first conductivity type, and at least three field effect transistors of which the first one includes a channel of a second conductivity type, the second one includes a channel of the first conductivity type, and the third one includes a channel of the first conductivity type. The first field effect transistor with the channel of the second conductivity type is connected at the gate thereof to ground to be permanently turned on. As a result, the first field effect transistor is used as a load. The inverter circuit provides the reduction in the number of transistors typically used therein and decrease in an input capacitance, even if a multi-gate input structure is adopted.
Abstract:
A Bi-CMOS logic circuit structured by bipolar transistors and insulated gate type transistors includes a first NPN bipolar transistor for charging an output node and a second NPN bipolar transistor for discharging the output node. The first bipolar transistor has a collector coupled to a first power supply and an emitter connected to the output node. The second bipolar transistor has a collector connected to the output node and an emitter coupled to a second power supply. The Bi-CMOS logic circuit also includes at least one P channel insulated gate type transistor provided between the first power supply and a base of the first bipolar transistor for receiving an input signal at its gate, and at least one N channel insulated gate type transistor provided between the output node and a base of the second bipolar transistor for receiving the input signal at its gate. The Bi-CMOS logic circuit further includes a third NPN bipolar transistor for drawing charges out of the base of the first bipolar transistor, and an impedance element for biasing the base of the second bipolar transistor relative to the second power supply. The third bipolar transistor has a collector connected to the base of the first bipolar transistor, a base connected to the base of the second bipolar transistor and an emitter connected to the second power supply. The impedance element includes a fourth N channel insulated gate type transistor having a gate connected to the output node, one conduction terminal connected to the respective bases of the second and third bipolar transistors, and other conduction terminal coupled to the second power supply.
Abstract:
A circuit is disclosed which converts CMOS logic input signals to ECL output signals. A pair of FETs, arranged as a conventional CMOS inverter, responds to the CMOS logic input signals and drives a bipolar transistor operating as a voltage follower. The emitter of the bipolar transistor serves as the output of the buffer providing the ECL output signals. A resistor having a predetermined resistance couples between a voltage source and the base of the bipolar transistor. First one of the pair of FETs couples a constant current source to the resistor and the base of the bipolar transistor when the buffer is supplying an ECL logical "zero" logic signal. The current from the current source passing through the resistor establishes the ECL logical "zero" output voltage. Second one of the pair of FETs shunts the resistor when the buffer is supplying an ECL logical "one" output, allowing faster transitioning of the output of the buffer from an ECL logical "zero" to a logical "one". Further, the current from the current source compensates for variations in the resistance of the resistor to assure a substantially constant difference between the ECL logical "one" and the ECL logical "zero" output voltages with variations in the resistance of the resistor from the manufacture thereof.
Abstract:
A logic circuit includes first and second NPN bipolar transistors whose collector-emitter paths are serially connected between a power source potential terminal and a ground terminal, the connection node of the first and second bipolar transistors being connected to a signal input terminal; a first CMOS logic circuit having an input terminal connected to a signal input terminal and an output terminal connected to the base of the first NPN bipolar transistor; a second CMOS logic circuit having an input terminal connected to the signal input terminal and an output terminal connected to the signal output terminal; a first switching circuit connected between the signal output terminal and the base of the second bipolar transistor, and to be set OFF when an input signal is set at a level at which the first NPN bipolar transistor is rendered conductive, and to be set ON when the input signal is set at a level at which the first NPN bipolar transistor is rendered nonconductive; and a second switching circuit connected between the second potential supply source and the base of the second NPN bipolar transistor, and to be set OFF when the input signal is set at a level at which the first NPN bipolar transistor is rendered conductive, and to be set ON when the input signal is set at a level at which the first NPN bipolar transistor is rendered nonconductive.
Abstract:
A level conversion circuit having a plurality of switching elements connected in series or in parallel to a part thereof and having inputted a plurality of complementary signals to the plurality of switching elements connected in series or in parallel, and a high speed and high driving power switching circuit having a bipolar transistor which is directly driven by an output of such level conversion circuit and which provides level conversion and logic functions.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a logic circuit which is formed by combination of bipolar transistors and CMOS transistors such that conduction of the bipolar transistors is controlled by the MOS transistors and an output load is charged/discharged by the conducting bipolar transistors. A logic part formed by combination of at least one or more NMOS transistors is provided between an output terminal and a low-potential power source, so that fall of output voltage in discharging is prompted by addition of discharge path through the logic part.
Abstract:
A logic circuit comprises a current control means including first and second MOS transistors for controlling the current to the output circuit and also for controlling the output wave form, in accordance with the input signal and the output signal. When the output signal rises from a low level to a high level, a large current is supplied to the output circuit to get a steep rise. When the output signal is high level, the current to the output circuit becomes small, and the power consumption is reduced.
Abstract:
A high-speed operation, low-power consumption gate circuit structure comprises a combination of complementary field-effect-transistors and bipolar transistors and discharge means for discharging accumulated charges from these transistors when the field-effect-transistors and bipolar transistors are turned off.
Abstract:
A composite circuit including a MOS transistor and a bipolar transistor to be driven by the MOS transistors and forming an output stage, a logical inverter circuit connected to an output terminal of the composite circuit to invert the level of the output signal, and a MOS transistor having a source and a drain thereof parallelly connected across a collector and an emitter of the bipolar transistor are provided. When the bipolar transistor conducts with a voltage drop associated with a base-emitter voltage, the parallelly connected MOS transistor renders the bipolar transistor completely conductive so that a level-shiftless output signal is produced.
Abstract:
A driver circuit is provided which offers decreased input loading, increased output loading, and a high voltage output level corresponding to a logic-1. These results are achieved through the use of pull-up transistors and capacitive and resistive circuitry which allow bootstrapped voltages.