Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
An analog/digital hybrid masterslice IC comprising: an analog master section in which basic blocks each having a cell formed by a bipolar device and having a MOS transistor connected to said cell are arranged in array form; an analog section which, together with said analog master section, constitutes an analog circuit section; a digital logic circuit section which operates under a power source voltage lower than that supplied to said analog circuit section; a selector circuit which is disposed between said digital logic circuit section and said analog circuit section and operates for testing said analog circuit section and said digital logic circuit section independently from each other; and a level shift circuit which amplifies a level of an output signal from said digital logic circuit section, said level shift circuit being disposed between said selector circuit and said analog circuit section and fixedly built-in in a masterwafer substrate as a hard-macro.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
An analog/digital hybrid masterslice IC comprising: an analog master section in which basic blocks each having a cell formed by a bipolar device and having a MOS transistor connected to said cell are arranged in array form; an analog section which, together with said analog master section, constitutes an analog circuit section; a digital logic circuit section which operates under a power source voltage lower than that supplied to said analog circuit section; a selector circuit which is disposed between said digital logic circuit section and said analog circuit section and operates for testing said analog circuit section and said digital logic circuit section independently from each other; and a level shift circuit which amplifies a level of an output signal from said digital logic circuit section, said level shift circuit being disposed between said selector circuit and said analog circuit section and fixedly built-in in a masterwafer substrate as a hard-macro.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An analog/digital hybrid masterslice IC according to claim 1, in which said level shift circuit is one which converts a digital signal of 5 V P-P to that of a higher level.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An analog/digital hybrid masterslice IC according to claim 1, in which said analog section is formed by a CMOS device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
An analog/digital hybrid masterslice IC according to claim 1, in which said digital logic circuit section is formed by a gate array.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
247 words
An analog/digital hybrid masterslice IC according to claim 1, in which said level shift circuit includes: a first, a second and a third power supply terminal; a first P-channel MOS transistor having a drain, a source connected to said first power supply terminal, and a gate connected to an input terminal; a first N-channel MOS transistor having a drain connected to the drain of said first P-channel MOS transistor, a source connected to said second power supply terminal, and a gate connected to said input terminal, said first N-channel MOS transistor together with said first P-channel MOS transistor constituting an inverter; a second P-channel MOS transistor having a drain, a source connected to said first power supply terminal, and a gate connected to said input terminal; a third P-channel MOS transistor having a source connected to said first power supply terminal, a gate connected to the drains of said first P-channel MOS transistor and first N-channel MOS transistor, and a drain connected to an output terminal; a second N-channel MOS transistor having a drain connected to the drain of said second P-channel MOS transistor, a gate connected to the drain of said third P-channel MOS transistor, and a source connected to said third power supply terminal; and a third N-channel MOS transistor having a drain connected to the drain of said third P-channel MOS transistor, a gate connected to the drain of said second P-channel MOS transistor, and a source connected to said third power supply terminal.