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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2004
Joseph G. Petrofsky, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Joseph G. Petrofsky, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Linear Technology Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A CMOS driver with minimum shoot-through current is disclosed. The potential for shoot-through current may be eliminated or reduced with a break-before-make circuit driving an output stage. The break-before-make circuit may include a first logic element followed by a first inverter and a second logic element followed by a second inverter. The inverters may be cross-coupled to one another and/or the internal transistors may be configured with different strengths. The logic elements may be configured to eliminate or reduce potential shoot-through current paths, and the signal inputs may be controlled within a certain voltage range.
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