Patent ID: 9230671
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G11C,H03K

Claim Text:
1. An output circuit comprising a driver transistor connected to an output terminal; and a pre-driver circuit configured to turn ON/OFF the driver transistor; wherein the pre-driver circuit includes a first transistor configured to control ON speed of the driver transistor, a second transistor connected in parallel with the first transistor, and configured to control ON speed of the driver transistor, and a third transistor connected in parallel with the first transistor and in series with the second transistor, and configured to activate or deactivate the second transistor, a plurality of the driver transistors, and a plurality of the pre-driver circuits corresponding to the plurality of driver transistors; wherein each of the plurality of pre-driver circuits includes the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor.