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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2003
Uk-rae Cho, Suwon-shi, KR;
Tae-hyoung Kim, Seongnam-shi, KR;
Jeong-suk Yang, Suwon-shi, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
An output impedance control circuit of a semiconductor device. A first transistor is connected to a pad and a level controller controls a gate voltage of the first transistor in response to a voltage of the pad and a reference voltage. A MOS array is connected between the pad and a power supply voltage and supplies current to the pad in response to an impedance control code. A first control circuit generates the impedance control code in response to whether a voltage of the pad is converging to the reference voltage. A second control circuit controls a pull-up impedance of the output buffer circuit in response to the first impedance control code when a voltage of the pad is converging to the reference voltage.