Patent ID: 11901803
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A driver circuit, comprising:
a first transistor having a first control terminal coupled to an input node, a first current terminal coupled to a supply voltage rail, and a second current terminal;
a second transistor having a second control terminal configured to receive a first biasing voltage, a third current terminal coupled to the second current terminal, and a fourth current terminal coupled to a first output node;
a third transistor having a third control terminal configured to receive a second biasing voltage, a fifth current terminal coupled to the first output node, a sixth current terminal;
a fourth transistor having a fourth control terminal coupled to the input node, a seventh current terminal coupled to the sixth current terminal, and an eighth current terminal coupled to a second output node;
a fifth transistor having a fifth control terminal, a ninth current terminal coupled to the second and third current terminals, and a tenth current terminal;
a sixth transistor having a sixth control terminal configured to receive the first biasing voltage, an eleventh current terminal coupled to the tenth current terminal, and a twelfth current terminal coupled to the first output node;
a first inverter, comprising:
a seventh transistor having a seventh control terminal coupled to the first output node, a thirteenth current terminal coupled to the supply voltage rail, and a fourteenth current terminal; and
an eighth transistor having an eighth control terminal coupled to the first output node, a fifteenth current terminal coupled to the fourteenth current terminal, and a sixteenth current terminal coupled to the second output node; and

a second inverter having an input coupled to the fourteenth and fifteenth current terminals and an output coupled to the fifth control terminal.