Patent ID: 6137343
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: G11C

Abstract:
A semiconductor circuit comprising:a sensor circuit receiving an output signal and outputting a sensor signal;an oscillator receiving said sensor signal and outputting an oscillator signal; anda voltage generation circuit receiving said sensor signal and said oscillator signal and outputting said output signal, whereinsaid voltage generation circuit includes an input section receiving said sensor signal and said oscillator signal and outputting first and second response signals, a first pulse converter section receiving said first response signal to produce first, second, third pulse signals, a second pulse converter section receiving said second response signal to produce fourth, fifth, and sixth pulse signals, a first output section receiving said first, second, and third signals to produce said output signal and a second output section receiving said fourth, fifth, and sixth pulse signals to produce said output signal, and further whereinsaid first output section comprises a first capacitor having a first electrode receiving said first pulse signal and a second electrode, a second capacitor having a third electrode receiving said second pulse signal and a fourth electrode, a third capacitor having a fifth electrode receiving said third pulse signal and a sixth electrode, a first output transistor coupled between said second electrode and an output terminal and having first control gate coupled to said fourth electrode, a first precharge transistor coupled between a power source line and said second electrode and having a second control gate coupled to said sixth electrode, a second precharge transistor coupled to said fourth electrode and having a third control gate coupled to said sixth electrode, and a third precharge transistor coupled between said power source line and said sixth electrode and having a fourth electrode coupled to said second electrode.