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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2001
Noriaki Shimasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Noriaki Shimasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Advantest Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A driver circuit for switching an output voltage (Vout) at an output terminalby using diode bridgesandincludes a first current mirror circuitfor letting flow a first balance current Iand letting flow a first transition current Iobtained by adding a first stationary current to a product of the first balance current Iand a predetermined multiplier when switching from the low level to the high level, and a second current mirror circuitfor letting flow a second transition current Iobtained by adding a second stationary current to a product of the second balance current Iand a predetermined multiplier when switching from the high level to the low level. As a result, the power dissipation in the stationary state is reduced without lowering the slew rate at the time when switching the output voltage.