Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Nitta

Yoshinori Nitta 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: 5198704
    Abstract: In a Bi-CMOS output circuit constituted by combining a bipolar transistor and a CMOS circuit, in an output circuit obtained by connecting current paths of two bipolar transistors in series between a power source and ground, when the bipolar transistor connected to ground is driven by a bipolar transistor, an output current value can be assured when an output voltage is low. However, when the output voltage is high, a large current is supplied to the bipolar transistor to vary a power source voltage. Therefore, the output terminal of the MOS transistor is connected through a resistor to the grounded control signal input terminal of the bipolar transistor. Since the bipolar transistor connected to the ground is driven by a MOS transistor having drivability lower than that of a normal bipolar transistor, when the output voltage is low, a predetermined current can be assured. When the output voltage is high, supply of a large current can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nitta, Takeshi Sugoh, Hiroyuki Hara