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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
Applicants:
Kiyoshi Kase, Austin, TX (US);
Dzung T. Tran, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kiyoshi Kase, Austin, TX (US);
Dzung T. Tran, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/003 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A current boost module receives a signal from the input and the output of a buffer to determine whether the buffer is transitioning between logic states. When the buffer is transitioning, a boost current is provided to a load connected to the buffer output to supplement the current from buffer output, thereby facilitating transition of a signal at the load. The current boost module can shut down the boost current before the signal at the load completes its transition from one logic state to the other.