International Business Machines Corporation

Bruno Caplier

Herve L Beranger

Armand Brunin

Jean-Paul Rousseau

A logic circuit family derived from the conventional 2 level single-ended cascode logic circuit. The basic logic circuit performing a 2--2 OA/AI logic function shown in the attached drawing is given for illustration purposes. It comprises: a logic tree 35 comprised of top and bottom stages 37, 36 dotted at the tree output 38 to perform a determined logic function; the top stage 37 includes a current switch comprised of two input transistors TX34, TX35 connected in a differential amplifier configuration with a reference transistor TX36. The bases of input transistors TX34, TX35 are provided with at least two level shifter devices. Preferably, input level shifter devices are Schottky diodes P31, . . . which move the voltages towards the more positive voltage VPP, to add an AND function on each of these input transistors.

Growing community of inventors

Mennecy, France

Bruno Caplier