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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2004
Applicant:
Hsiao-ming Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventor:
Hsiao-Ming Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for reducing a transition short circuit current in an inverter circuit includes a first inverter and a variable resistor set. The first inverter includes a first output node, a first PMOS device, and a first NMOS device. The variable resistor set biases the first inverter such that the first PMOS device is switched at a first time and the first NMOS device is switched at a second time, thereby substantially reducing the transition short circuit current. A method for reducing the transition short circuit current and a buffer circuit also are described.