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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven H Karban, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Cleon L Hennen, Burnsville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; H03K / ; H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307270 ; 307475 ; 3072 / ;
Abstract
An improved driver interface circuit for interfacing between low voltage, low drive capability logic signals and large capacitive loads requiring high speed, high voltage logic signals. The improvement comprising the use of the logic input signal to power gate a high level buffer contained in the driver and thereby minimize the power consumption during inactive periods.