Fujitsu Corporation

Fujitsu Vlsi Limited

Kouju Aoki

Moriaki Mizuno

Tetsuya Aisaka

Hideji Sumi

Kenichi Sato

An input signal is provided at first input terminals of a plurality of parallel AND gates in a delay time control circuit. A digital signal from a decoder having a plurality of bits is coupled to second input terminals of the AND gates with one bit coupled per AND gate. The decoder outputs a signal having an a high level in response to an external input control signal. Output signals from the AND gates are coupled to inputs of a plurality of serially connected OR gates.

Delay time control circuit

A level converting circuit converts a first signal which has an ECL level which is used in an ECL device into a second signal which has a GaAs logic level which is used in a GaAs device which is based on a GaAs substrate.

ECL-to-GaAs level converting circuit

A circuit has a level converting circuit for converting a signal having level in conformance with a first logic system into a signal having a level in conformance with a second logic system. The circuit includes first, second and third voltage lines for respectively supplying first, second and third power source voltages, a level converting circuit coupled to the first and third voltage lines for converting a first signal having a level in conformance with the first logic system into a second signal having a level in conformance with the second logic system, a reference voltage generating part coupled to the first and third voltage lines for generating a reference voltage based on at least the first power source voltage, so that the reference voltage undergoes a corresponding level deviation with respect to a level deviation of the second signal caused by a level deviation in the first signal which occurs due to a level deviation in the first power source voltage, and a logic circuit which employs the second logic system and is coupled to the second and third voltage lines for receiving the second signal from the level converting circuit and for outputting an output signal using the reference voltage from the reference voltage generating part as a bias signal. The first power source voltage is a positive voltage relative to the second power source voltage and the third power source voltage is a negative voltage relative to the second power source voltage.

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Inazawa, Japan

Kouju Aoki