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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Chia-Hui Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Ren Chen, Zhudong Township, TW;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 1/00 (2006.01); H03K 3/00 (2006.01); G05F 3/16 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H03K 19/0175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/16 (2013.01); H03K 17/687 (2013.01); H03K 19/017509 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driving circuit includes a common well. The driving circuit further includes a first output buffer having a bulk connected to the common well, the first output buffer having a first terminal configured to receive a first signal, and having a second terminal connected to the common well. The driving circuit further includes a second output buffer having a bulk connected to the common well, the second output buffer having a first terminal configured to receive the first signal, wherein a second terminal of the second output buffer is disconnected from the common well.