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| Year | Description |
| 1995 | Invention patented by Frankie F. Roohparvar on June 20th, 1995. Abstract: A CMOS buffer circuit having a trip point which is insensitive to variations in temperature, supply voltages and manufacturing processes. The circuit output stage has three series-connected MOS transistors including an N channel pull-down transistor connected between the buffer output and the circuit common, a first P channel pull-up transistor connected to a positive supply voltage and a second P channel pull-up transistor connected between the first P channel transistor and the buffer output. The gates of the first P channel transistor and the N channel transistor are connected together to form the buffer input. An N channel reference transistor is used to generate a reference current which is mirrored into the output stage by a third P channel transistor which is connected to the second P channel transistor of the output stage so as to form a current mirror. Circuitry is provided to bias the reference transistor in the same manner that the N channel transistor is biased when the buffer input and output are at a predetermined trip point. Thus, the N channel transistor will cause the buffer circuit to trip at the predetermined trip point notwithstanding variations in the power supply voltage, temperature and processing. |
| 1997 | Invention patented by Frankie F. Roohparvar on September 8th, 1997. Abstract: A CMOS buffer circuit having a trip point which is insensitive to variations in temperature, supply voltages and manufacturing processes. The circuit output stage has three series-connected MOS transistors including an N channel pull-down transistor connected between the buffer output and the circuit common, a first P channel pull-up transistor connected to a positive supply voltage and a second P channel pull-up transistor connected between the first P channel transistor and the buffer output. The gates of the first P channel transistor and the N channel transistor are connected together to form the buffer input. An N channel reference transistor is used to generate a reference current which is mirrored into the output stage by a third P channel transistor which is connected to the second P channel transistor of the output stage so as to form a current mirror. Circuitry is provided to bias the reference transistor in the same manner that the N channel transistor is biased when the buffer input and output are at a predetermined trip point. Thus, the N channel transistor will cause the buffer circuit to trip at the predetermined trip point notwithstanding variations in the power supply voltage, temperature and processing. |
| 1999 | Invention patented by Frankie F. Roohparvar on March 24th, 1999. Abstract: A CMOS buffer circuit having a trip point which is insensitive to variations in temperature, supply voltages and manufacturing processes. The circuit output stage has three series-connected MOS transistors including an N channel pull-down transistor connected between the buffer output and the circuit common, a first P channel pull-up transistor connected to a positive supply voltage and a second P channel pull-up transistor connected between the first P channel transistor and the buffer output. The gates of the first P channel transistor and the N channel transistor are connected together to form the buffer input. An N channel reference transistor is used to generate a reference current which is mirrored into the output stage by a third P channel transistor which is connected to the second P channel transistor of the output stage so as to form a current mirror. Circuitry is provided to bias the reference transistor in the same manner that the N channel transistor is biased when the buffer input and output are at a predetermined trip point. Thus, the N channel transistor will cause the buffer circuit to trip at the predetermined trip point notwithstanding variations in the power supply voltage, temperature and processing. |
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