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Schmitt trigger circuit with selection circuit
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1983-10-19
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Granted: 1986-02-18
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Expires: 2003-10-19
Abstract
Abstract In the Schmitt trigger circuit, a common input signal is supplied to first and second wave-shaping circuits, which have different threshold voltages and which provide different output wave-shaped signals. These wave-shaped signals are alternately selected by a selection circuit to provide the composite Schmitt trigger output signal. When the logic level of the output signal of the selected wave-shaping circuit is inverted due to a change in the input signal to that selected wave-shaping circuit, the output of the other wave-shaping circuit is selected by the selection circuit to provide the Schmitt trigger output signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshihiro Iwamoto
- 👤 Tetsuya Iida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:18
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/353; H03K3/356; H03K3/3565
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit comprising: first and second wave-shaping circuits which have different respective threshold voltages and which receive a common input signal and provide different output wave-shapes in accordance with their respective threshold voltages and changes in said input signal; and a selection circuit which receives outputs from both said first and second wave-shaping circuits and which selects the output of one of said wave-shaping circuits, to provide the Schmitt trigger output signal, in response to the logic level of the output wave-shape of said selected wave-shaping circuit, and, in response to an inversion in logic level of the output wave-shape of the selected wave-shaping circuit, selects the output of the other of said wave-shaping circuits to provide the Schmitt trigger output signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit comprising: first and second wave-shaping circuits which have different respective threshold voltages and which receive a common input signal and provide different output wave-shapes in accordance with their respective threshold voltages and changes in said input signal; and a selection circuit which receives outputs from both said first and second wave-shaping circuits and which selects the output of one of said wave-shaping circuits, to provide the Schmitt trigger output signal, in response to the logic level of the output wave-shape of said selected wave-shaping circuit, and, in response to an inversion in logic level of the output wave-shape of the selected wave-shaping circuit, selects the output of the other of said wave-shaping circuits to provide the Schmitt trigger output signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit according to claim 1, wherein said first and second wave-shaping circuits comprise inverters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit according to claim 1, wherein said first and second wave-shaping circuits comprise non-inverters.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a variable reference voltage as the threshold voltages of said first and second wave-shaping circuits thereby to give the desired hysteresis characteristics.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit according to claim 1, wherein said first and second wave-shaping circuits include transistors, and the threshold voltages of said first and second wave-shaping circuits are controlled in accordance with the current amplification factors of said transistors.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit according to claim 1, wherein said first and second wave-shaping circuits include MOS transistors, and the current amplification factors of said MOS transistors are controlled in accordance with the ratios of the channel lengths to the channel widths thereof, respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit according to claim 1, wherein said first and second wave-shaping circuits both comprise MOS transistors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
65 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit according to claim 1 wherein said selection circuit includes two transfer gates, each connected respectively to the output of one of said wave-shaping circuits, and an inverter connected to the output of said two transfer gates to provide at its output the Schmitt trigger output signal, said inverter output being connected back to both transfer gates to provide the selection signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
120 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit comprising: first and second wave-shaping circuits which have different respective threshold voltages and which receive a common input signal and provide different output wave shapes in accordance with their respective threshold voltages and changes in said input signal; and a selection circuit connected to said first and second wave-shaping circuits and which includes two switches for selectively switching between the outputs of said first and second wave-shaping circuits and an inverter having its input terminal coupled to receive the selected output, the Schmitt trigger output signal being derived from the output of said inverter, and the output of said inverter being connected to at least one of said two switches to function as a selection signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
120 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit comprising: first and second wave-shaping circuits which have different respective threshold voltages and which receive a common input signal and provide different output wave shapes in accordance with their respective threshold voltages and changes in said input signal; and a selection circuit connected to said first and second wave-shaping circuits and which includes two switches for selectively switching between the outputs of said first and second wave-shaping circuits and an inverter having its input terminal coupled to receive the selected output, the Schmitt trigger output signal being derived from the output of said inverter, and the output of said inverter being connected to at least one of said two switches to function as a selection signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit according to claim 9, wherein the output of said inverter is connected to both of said switches.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A Schmitt trigger circuit according to claim 9, wherein said two switches of said selection circuit are transfer gates.
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