LOW DIRECT-PATH SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT OF THE CMOS DIGITAL DRIVER CIRCUIT

  • Parnklang, Jirawath (Department of Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang) ;
  • Manasaprom, Ampaul (Department of Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang) ;
  • Laowanichpong, Nut (Department of Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang)
  • Published : 2003.10.22

Abstract

Abstract An idea to redce the direct-path short circuit current of the CMOS digital integrated circuit is present. The sample circuit model of the CMOS digital circuit is the CMOS current-control digital output driver circuit, which are also suitable for the low voltage supply integrated circuits as the simple digital inverter, are present in this title. The circuit consists of active MOS load as the current control source, which construct from the saturated n-channel and p-channel MOSFET and the general CMOS inverter circuits. The saturated MOSFET bias can control the output current and the frequency response of the circuit. The experimental results show that lower short circuit current control can make the lower frequency response of the circuit.

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