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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1995
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A BiCMOS circuit includes a CMOS circuit for inverting data applied to an input terminal and a first bipolar transistor, having a base connected to an output point of this CMOS circuit, a collector connected to a power supply voltage and an emitter connected to an output terminal, for charging the output terminal. The BiCMOS circuit also includes a second bipolar transistor, having a collector connected to the output terminal, for discharging the output terminal, a first MOS transistor of a first conductivity type connected in parallel between the base and the collector of the second bipolar transistor and a second MOS transistor of the first conductivity type connected in series with the first MOS transistor and having a gate connected to an output point of the CMOS circuit. The Bi-CMOS circuit further includes a third MOS transistor of the first conductivity type connected between the input terminal and the gate of the first MOS transistor of the first conductivity type and having a gate receiving a first reference voltage, and a fourth MOS transistor of a second conductivity type connected between the first reference voltage and the gate of the first MOS transistor. A large variation width of an output voltage can be ensured, and hence the Bi-CMOS circuit normally operates even at a low voltage without any deterioration in terms of delay time.