Patents by Inventor Pascal Tannhof

Pascal Tannhof has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4922135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a family of new GaAs MESFET logic circuits including push pull output buffers, which exhibits very strong output driving capability and very low power consumption at fast switching speeds. A 3 way OR/NOR circuit of this invention includes a standard differential amplifier, the first branch of which is controlled by logic input signals. The second branch includes a current switch controlled by a reference voltage. The differential amplifier provides first and second output signals simultaneously and complementary each other. The circuit further includes two push pull output buffers. The first output buffer comprises an active pull up device connected in series with an active pull down device, and the first circuit output signal is available at their common node or at the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Pierre Mollier, Pascal Tannhof