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US5475330A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Integrated circuit with voltage setting circuit

Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1994-06-23
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Granted: 1995-12-12
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Expires: 2014-06-23
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Abstract

Abstract An integrated circuit may have a mode to be switched over if a predetermined signal voltage is input through a mode switching terminal when the predetermined voltage is applied to one or more signal input terminals. The integrated circuit is provided with a voltage setting circuit disposed between the signal input terminal and the logic circuit, for setting the signal input terminal to receive any voltage in the range of a ground voltage to a power source voltage in response to a signal voltage input through the mode switching terminal.

Inventors

  • 👤 Toshio Watanabe
  • 👤 Junji Tanaka

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 09:12
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K19/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 298 words
An integrated circuit comprising: a mode switching terminal switching a mode of the integrated circuit when a predetermined mode signal is received; at least one signal input terminal receiving at least one input signal; a voltage setting circuit connected to said at least one signal input terminal and the input of a logic circuit for connecting said at least one signal input terminal and said logic circuit with each other, and connected to said mode switching terminal, setting said at least one signal input terminal to receive a voltage between a ground voltage and a power source voltage in response to the predetermined input signal received through said mode switching input terminal, said voltage setting circuit comprising: an inverter connected to said mode switching input terminal; first and third field effect transistors having each gate connected to said mode switching input terminal, having the drain terminal of said first field effect transistor connected to a first signal input terminal and the drain of said third field effect transistor connected to a third signal input terminal, and having the source of said first field effect transistor connected to a power source voltage and the source of said third field effect transistor connected to a reference voltage; and second and fourth field effect transistors having each gate connected to an output terminal of said inverter, having the drain terminal of said second field effect transistor connected to a second signal input terminal and the drain terminal of said fourth field effect transistor connected together with the drain terminal of said third field effect transistor to said third signal input terminal, and having the source of said second field effect transistor connected to said ground voltage and the source of said fourth field effect transistor terminal connected to said reference voltage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 298 words
An integrated circuit comprising: a mode switching terminal switching a mode of the integrated circuit when a predetermined mode signal is received; at least one signal input terminal receiving at least one input signal; a voltage setting circuit connected to said at least one signal input terminal and the input of a logic circuit for connecting said at least one signal input terminal and said logic circuit with each other, and connected to said mode switching terminal, setting said at least one signal input terminal to receive a voltage between a ground voltage and a power source voltage in response to the predetermined input signal received through said mode switching input terminal, said voltage setting circuit comprising: an inverter connected to said mode switching input terminal; first and third field effect transistors having each gate connected to said mode switching input terminal, having the drain terminal of said first field effect transistor connected to a first signal input terminal and the drain of said third field effect transistor connected to a third signal input terminal, and having the source of said first field effect transistor connected to a power source voltage and the source of said third field effect transistor connected to a reference voltage; and second and fourth field effect transistors having each gate connected to an output terminal of said inverter, having the drain terminal of said second field effect transistor connected to a second signal input terminal and the drain terminal of said fourth field effect transistor connected together with the drain terminal of said third field effect transistor to said third signal input terminal, and having the source of said second field effect transistor connected to said ground voltage and the source of said fourth field effect transistor terminal connected to said reference voltage.

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