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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen L Wong, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Vinit Jayaraj, Ossining, NY (US);
Rafael Aquino, Beacon, NY (US);
Assignee:
Philips Electronics North America Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327108 ; 327427 ; 327112 ;
Abstract
A low-power CMOS driver circuit capable of operating at high frequencies includes a CMOS output driver circuit and a pair of CMOS predriver circuits for driving the CMOS output driver circuit. A timing circuit is provided for generating three different timing signals for switching the predriver circuits in such a manner that the CMOS driver circuit is capable of operating at frequencies above 1 MHz without dissipating significant power.