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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tsutomu Kawano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/00 ;
Abstract
At a node N, a potential level to be supplied to a first comparator and a second comparator in a subsequent stage is changed by turning a switch on to provide a current to a signal output terminal, and, by turning another switch on to switch a current out of the signal output terminal. The signal output terminal serves not only as a terminal for outputting a signal generated inside a semiconductor integrated circuit, but also provides concurrent use as a control terminal response to external current control.