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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Junichiro Shirai, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuki Matsudera, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Junichiro Shirai, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuki Matsudera, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a main driver is configured to shift the level of a differential signal. A bypass circuit is configured to bypass current flowing through the main driver in such a manner as to contain the change amount of current running through the main driver flowing from a high power supply potential to a low power supply potential within a fixed range upon transition between an operating state and a standby state of the main driver.