Patent ID: 6031741
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: H03K

Abstract:
A driver circuit, comprising:a circuit input;a first inverter, comprising first and second MOS transistors connected between first and second power supply rails, and having the gates of the first and second transistors connected to the circuit input and a first inverter output terminal connected to the drains of the first and second MOS transistors;a capacitor, connected between the inverter output terminal and a first node;a second inverter, comprising third and fourth MOS transistors connected between the first power supply rail and the first node, and having the gates of the third and fourth MOS transistors connected to the circuit input and a second inverter output terminal connected to the drains of the third and fourth MOS transistors;a fifth MOS transistor, having its gate connected to the second inverter output terminal, and having its conducting channel connected between the second power supply rail and the first node; anda third inverter, connected between the first power supply rail and the first node, and having a third inverter input terminal connected to the circuit input and a third inverter output terminal acting as the circuit output.