Patent ID: 7656218

Claim:
A signal output circuit that supplies a signal from a first circuit that is driven based on a first reference voltage to a second circuit that is driven based on a second reference voltage, the circuit comprising: a first control circuit that draws a current from a constant current source to the first reference voltage according to an output signal from the first circuit, and supplies a signal to the second circuit according to the drawn current; and a second control circuit that draws a current from the constant current source to the second reference voltage, wherein the first control circuit includes a first transistor that draws a current to the first reference voltage according to the output signal from the first circuit, and a second transistor that supplies a current to the second circuit according to the current drawn by the first transistor, wherein the first transistor is configured to draw the current to the first reference voltage when the output signal from the first circuit is at a high level and is configured to be turned off when the output signal from the first circuit is at a low level, and wherein the first reference voltage is a ground voltage, and the second reference voltage is a negative voltage.