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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2018
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Mieko Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses in data input/output circuits of a semiconductor device are described. An example apparatus includes an output driver and a pre-output driver. The pre-output driver includes: an output terminal coupled to the output driver and provides an output signal to the output driver; an output stage that receives a data signal and provides the output signal to the output terminal responsive, at least in part, to the data signal; and a slew rate control stage coupled to the output stage and controls a current flowing through the output stage. The output stage is disposed between the slew rate control stage and the output terminal.