Patents Examined by White Dylan
  • Patent number: 7382152
    Abstract: A plurality of transistor pairs of Pch and Nch transistors are connected in series between VDD and GND. An I/O terminal is connected to each connection point of the transistor pairs. Two transistor pairs constitute one transistor set, in which each of two Pch transistors and two Nch transistors have the same on-resistance. In input mode, one of the two transistor pairs in a first set is turned on, and a transistor pair of a second or later set is selectively turned on. In output mode, two Pch transistors or two Nch transistors of the first set are turned on, and a transistor of the second or later set is selectively turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Shinsuke Hamanaka