Abstract: A driver circuit with pull down npn transistor drives an output voltage signal in response to an input voltage signal, without high-speed pnp transistors. A first npn transistor provides current to the output node when the output node is at a level equal to and less than the level of the input voltage signal less a base-to-emitter junction drop across the first npn transistor. A second npn transistor sinks current from the output node when the output node is at a level greater than the level of the input voltage signal less the base-to-emitter junction drop across the first npn transistor. The second npn transistor is controlled by a level of a control node. When the level of the output node is greater than the level of the input voltage signal less the base-to-emitter junction drop, the first npn transistor is turned off and the level of the control node is charged up by a current source.