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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
James D Allan, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Inmos Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; H03K / ; H03K / ; H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307475 ; 307270 ; 307585 ;
Abstract
An input buffer has input and output inverters. An n-channel transistor is coupled as a source follower between the inverters. The buffer receives a TTL input and provides a CMOS output. The source follower transistor has a large channel width and provides substantial pullup. The output inverter stage can be made larger. A p-channel transistor in parallel with the n-channel source follower transistor permits the internal node to reach a full Vcc level. Another n-channel transistor driven by the input signal permits the node to reach ground.