Inventors:
Anthony Y. Wong - Cupertino CA
Robert M. Walker - Atherton CA
Assignee:
LSI Logic Corporation - Milpitas CA
International Classification:
H03K 19094, H03K 1716, H03K 301, H03K 17687
Abstract:
A high-speed CMOS output buffer reduces transient current surges and provides high output DC drive. The buffer includes a first and a second CMOS inverter connected in parallel. Each of the two CMOS inverters includes an N channel and a P channel transistor. The gates of the transistors in the first inverter are controlled by a first control inverter having a first selected switching threshold voltage. The gate of the P channel transistor in the second inverter is controlled by a second control inverter having a switching threshold voltage higher than that of the first control inverter. The gate of the N channel transistor in the second inverter is controlled by a third control inverter having a switching threshold voltage lower than that of the first control inverter.