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Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 10, 2023
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Tsung-Che Lu, Hsinchu, TW;

Chin-Ming Fu, Hsinchu, TW;

Chih-Hsien Chang, Hsinchu, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/135 (2006.01); H03K 5/15 (2006.01); H03K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/135 (2013.01); H03K 5/15013 (2013.01); H03K 2005/00208 (2013.01);
Abstract

A gated tri-state (G3S) inverter includes: first, second and third transistors of a first dopant type (D1 transistors) and first, second and third transistors of a second dopant type (D2 transistors) serially connected between a first reference voltage and second reference voltage, the second dopant type being different than the first dopant type; gate terminals of an alpha one of the noted D1 transistors and an alpha one of the noted D2 transistors being configured to receive an input signal; gate terminals of a beta one of the noted D1 transistors and a beta one of the noted D2 transistors being configured to receive a gating signal; a gate terminal of a gamma one of the noted D2 transistors being configured to receive an enable signal; and a gate terminal of a gamma one of the noted D1 transistors being configured to receive an enable_bar signal.


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Lu, Tsung-Che. (2025). Gated tri-state inverter, and method of operating same (U.S. Patent No. 12362737). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12362737

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