Patents in Class 326/17

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1	7512850	Checkpointing user design states in a configurable IC Some embodiments provide a configurable integrated circuit (IC) that has several configurable circuits and several user design state (UDS) circuits. The UDS circuits store user-design state values....
2	7504863	Half-duplex communication system, low-voltage differential signaling transceiver of the system and pre-driver of the transceiver A half-duplex communication system may include one or more low-voltage differential signaling half-duplex transceivers. Each transceiver may include a plurality of input terminals receiving a...
3	7498833	Semiconductor integrated circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit comprises logic cones having a structure in which substrates thereof are isolated from each other and substrate potentials can be controlled, and a potential...
4	7397271	Semiconductor integrated circuit device A semiconductor integrated circuit device has a combinational logic circuit including one or plural logic cells connected in series. At least one of the logic cells has: a standard cell which...
5	7319342	Data acceleration device and data transmission apparatus using the same A data acceleration device may include a pull-up driver for driving a pull-up in response to the signal level on a first node, a pull-down driver for driving a pull-down in response to the signal...
6	7183806	Output circuit Since voltages of two input terminals of an output unit having an online download function are decided by voltages which are not correlative to each other, a value of an incoming current on the...
7	7154293	High-speed transmitter circuit A signal for the single-wire circuit is inputted and separated into two signals by the input separator circuit and the two signals are inputted in parallel into the two-wire transmitter circuit...
8	7098684	High speed switch A high speed switch. The novel switch includes an input circuit having a transistor Q 1 for receiving an input signal, a first mechanism for providing a path from an output of Q 1 to an output...
9	7068067	Semiconductor circuit device having active and standby states A P channel MOS transistor and an N channel MOS transistor turned on/off in response to an input signal in an active state as well as an N channel MOS transistor connected between an output node...
10	7053651	Low power CMOS switching A CMOS switching circuit that includes a charge reservoir and a multiplexer connected to the charge reservoir. The multiplexer receives control signals from a delay line and a control signal line,...
11	6956398	Leakage current reduction method The method for powering down a circuit for a data retention mode includes: changing a supply voltage node from an active power voltage level to an inactive power level; coupling a source of a P...
12	6952113	Method of reducing leakage current in sub one volt SOI circuits A multi-threshold integrated circuit (IC) with reduced subthreshold leakage and method of reducing leakage. Selectable supply switching devices (NFETs and/or PFETs) between a logic circuit and...
13	6933744	Low-leakage integrated circuits and dynamic logic circuits An integrated circuit is disclosed that includes one or more blocks of switching logic (comprised of transistors) connected between a power supply and a common node. A control transistor connects...
14	6914449	Structure for reducing leakage current in submicron IC devices A technique for reducing leakage current in static CMOS devices by adding additional transistors in series between selected inverters or logic gates and ground or power. NMOS and PMOS transistors...
15	6781417	Buffer driver circuit for producing a fast, stable, and accurate reference voltage According to one exemplary embodiment, a buffer circuit is configured to receive a supply voltage and an input reference voltage, the buffer circuit has a first FET operating in saturation region...
16	6741100	Semiconductor integrated circuit capable of high-speed circuit operation In a standard cell, rise time when an output transitions from a low-level voltage to a high-level voltage and fall time when an output transitions from the high-level voltage to the low-level...
17	6741099	Transistor driver circuit The invention is related to methods and apparatus for driving transistors. One embodiment includes a driver circuit that can drive power transistors at relatively high switching speeds, which can...
18	6731153	Semiconductor integrated circuit having switching transistors and varactors A CMOS line driver is made up of p- and nMOS transistors. A pMOS varactor is interposed between the source of the pMOS transistor and a power supply, while an nMOS varactor is interposed between...
19	6714615	MOS-type semiconductor integrated circuit An MOS-type semiconductor integrated circuit has two MOS transistors of the opposite conductivity channel types connected in series between a high-voltage potential terminal and a ground potential...
20	6670822	Transceiver driver with programmable edge rate control independent of fabrication process, supply voltage, and temperature A transceiver driver for shaping an output signal includes one or more capacitive elements designed to manipulate the current applied to the control node of the driver's output transistor. The...
21	6646474	Clocked pass transistor and complementary pass transistor logic circuits A logic circuit and associated method are provided to improve the switching performance of integrated circuit devices. The logic circuit includes a pass transistor logic circuit, a CMOS transistor...
22	6646472	Clock power reduction technique using multi-level voltage input clock driver A technique for reducing the power consumed by a clock driver circuit involves selecting between a first power supply path and a second power supply path in response to a power reduction signal. A...
23	6639427	High-voltage switching device and application to a non-volatile memory A high voltage switching device includes a switching circuit for switching a high voltage to an output line and for providing a control signal. The high voltage switching device also includes a...
24	6597199	Method and circuit for logic output buffer An output buffer having one or more of the following advantages: (1) faster slew rate, (2) reduced switching noise during signal transitions, and (3) improved switching time. The output buffer...
25	6586943	Sensor signal processing apparatus A sensor signal processing apparatus includes a sensor section, power supply section, switching section, and CPU. The characteristics of the sensor section change in accordance with a change in...
26	6583647	Signal converting system having level converter for use in high speed semiconductor device and method therefor A level converting apparatus for converting an original voltage level to a wanted voltage level is disclosed. The level converter includes a converting part for outputting a level-converting signal...
27	6580285	Output buffer circuit with switching speed control circuit Provided is a semiconductor device including an input/output buffer or an output buffer with a buffer transistor. The device can control the switching speed of the buffer transistor into a proper...
28	6559719	Amplifier An amplifier includes differential input transistors, first switches arranged between each gates and source of the differential input transistors, a second switch arranged to turn on/off a current...
29	6522163	Apparatus and method for coupling a first node to a second node using switches which are selectively clocked for fast switching times A balanced switching circuit comprises a plurality of transfer gates, each transfer gate having an input terminal, an output terminal, and at least one control terminal adapted to receive a control...
30	6516382	Memory device balanced switching circuit and method of controlling an array of transfer gates for fast switching times A memory device including a balanced switching circuit and methods for controlling an array of transfer gates. The balanced switching circuit comprises a plurality of transfer gates. The plurality...
31	6504396	Method for adjusting an output slew rate of a buffer A buffer with an adjustable slew rate, including a current driver having an input terminal and an enable circuit connected to the input terminal to selectively enables the current driver. In one...
32	6496041	Logic cell and logic circuit using the same A logic cell capable of realizing a high speed logic operation without using a pipeline register and capable of realizing a simplification of the circuit structure and a lowering of the power...
33	6480029	Three-volt TIA/EIA-485 driver circuit A low voltage 485-driver circuit that meets the standard leakage and 1.5 voltage differential output requirements of the TIA/EIA-485 specification while operating from a 3V supply. The circuit...
34	6476641	Low power consuming circuit A low power consuming circuit is provided which is capable of reducing power consumption by using a Vt (threshold voltage) characteristic of a MIS (Metal Insulator Semiconductor) transistor for...
35	6476640	Method for buffering an input signal A buffer having first and second input terminals and an output terminal. The buffer also includes a fast edge driver having an input terminal and an output terminal, with the input terminal...
36	6472905	Voltage level translator A translator includes an initial circuit device configured to charge a translator output to a first voltage level in response to a change in an input signal. The translator further includes a...
37	6459396	Electric current switch circuit and D/A converter using same An electric current switch circuit in accordance with the present invention is arranged so that an output of an IIL logic circuit is connected with the base of the first transistor of NPN type that...
38	6426653	MOS output driver, and circuit and method of controlling same A circuit and method for providing a fast transitioning output buffer that may be configured to operate using either a 3 volt or 5 volt supply voltage. The pullup behaves similarly to a MOS diode,...
39	6407574	Method and system for utilizing hostile-switching neighbors to improve interconnect speed for high performance processors Disclosed is a system for reducing propagation delays caused by capacitive coupling of RC interconnects. The system comprises a first interconnect utilized for propagating signals, a second...
40	6404239	Semiconductor integrated circuit device having power reduction mechanism A semiconductor integrated circuit device is composed of logic gates each provided with at least two MOS transistors. The logic gates are connected to a first potential point and a second potential...
41	6373286	Integrated circuit with improved off chip drivers An array of multiple off chip drivers on an integrated circuit (IC) chip has reduced synchronous switching output timing error (TSSO) at high speeds of operation. The array includes a pair of low...
42	6351148	Buffer A buffer includes a pull-down means, a pull-up means, and a control signal generator. The pull-down means generates an output signal that transitions to a first state at a relatively high speed...
43	6339347	Method and apparatus for ratioed logic structure that uses zero or negative threshold voltage A method and apparatus provides an efficient ratioed digital logic structure. The digital logic structure includes ratioed pull-up transistors and pull-down transistors such that the circuit noise...
44	6337580	Semiconductor integrated circuit having transistors for cutting-off subthreshold current A semiconductor integrated circuit which enables a subthreshold current to be suppressed when a logic gate circuit group is nonactivated and enables the logic gate circuit group to be activated at...
45	6300788	Buffer with adjustable slew rate and a method of providing an adjustable slew rate A buffer with an adjustable slew rate, including a current driver having an input terminal and an enable circuit connected to the input terminal to selectively enables the current driver. In one...
46	6285235	Gate control circuit for voltage drive switching element A gate control circuit for turning on and off an insulated gate semiconductor device having gate, emitter and collector terminals, including a first DC power source coupled to the gate terminal via...
47	6281706	Programmable high speed quiet I/O cell An output buffer circuit includes multiple programmable boost drive stages which allow selection of one of several drive strengths to accommodate a range of output load conditions, thereby...
48	6271685	Semiconductor integrated circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a pass transistor logic circuit and an output buffer. The output buffer compensates for an output level of the pass transistor logic circuit. Preferably,...
49	6239618	Buffer with fast edge propagation A buffer having first and second input terminals and an output terminal. The buffer also includes a fast edge driver having an input terminal and an output terminal, with the input terminal...
50	6236237	Output buffer predriver with edge compensation An output buffer with feedback to a predriver circuit such that the effective size of the predriver buffers are momentarily adjusted to favor a particular transition (i.e., low-to-high or...

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