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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2023
Nxp Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A circuit is disclosed, comprising: an inverter comprising first and second inverter transistors, each having: a gate terminal connected in common to a drive node, a source terminal, connected to respective first and second voltage rails, and a drain terminal connected to a common first resistor, wherein an inverter output node is connected between the first resistor and the drain terminal of a shorting one of the transistors; a tying transistor connected between the drive node and the voltage rails to which the shorting transistor is connected; a biasing circuit connected to the tying transistor's control terminal and configured to be controlled by a local drive signal and bias the tying transistor control terminal to a voltage such that the tying transistor ties the drive node of the relevant voltage rail in response to the drive signal having a first state; and a circuit for providing the local drive signal.