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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
James C. Spurlin, Sherman, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/00 ;
Abstract
A CMOS output driver with a DC feedback circuit architecture that changes the output impedance of the driving transistors as the output voltage transition progresses. The output voltage slew rate is then controlled by limiting the gate voltages (node of Ng and Pg) of the output driver transistors during the transition.