Drive circuit with low current consumption
First Claim
1. A drive circuit for outputting to an output node a potential corresponding to an input potential, comprising:
- a first level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting an input potential by a first voltage, in a first potential direction, to produce an output potential of said first level shift circuit, wherein said first level shift circuit includes a first current limiting element having a first electrode receiving a first power supply potential, a first transistor of a first conductivity type, having a first electrode receiving a second power supply potential, a second electrode, and an input electrode receiving the input potential, and second transistor of a second conductivity type, having a first electrode and an input electrode connected to the second electrode of said first current limiting element, and having a second electrode connected to the second electrode of said first transistor; and
a second level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting the output potential of said first level shift circuit by a second voltage, in a second potential direction, opposite the first potential direction, to an output node, wherein said second level shift circuit includes a third transistor of the second conductivity type, having a first electrode receiving a third power supply potential, a second electrode, and an input electrode connected to the second electrode of said first current limiting element, and a fourth transistor of the first conductivity type, having a first electrode connected to the second electrode of said third transistor, and having a second electrode and an input electrode connected to the output node.
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Abstract
A drive circuit includes a first level shift circuit outputting a potential higher than an input potential by a prescribed voltage; a pull-up circuit outputting to an output node a potential lower than an output potential of the first level shift circuit by the prescribed voltage; a second level shift circuit outputting a potential lower than the input potential by the prescribed voltage; a pull-down circuit outputting to the output node a potential higher than an output potential of the second level shift circuit by the prescribed voltage; and a capacitor connected between output nodes of the first and second level shift circuits. Accordingly, through-current is reduced.
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21 Claims
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1. A drive circuit for outputting to an output node a potential corresponding to an input potential, comprising:
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a first level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting an input potential by a first voltage, in a first potential direction, to produce an output potential of said first level shift circuit, wherein said first level shift circuit includes a first current limiting element having a first electrode receiving a first power supply potential, a first transistor of a first conductivity type, having a first electrode receiving a second power supply potential, a second electrode, and an input electrode receiving the input potential, and second transistor of a second conductivity type, having a first electrode and an input electrode connected to the second electrode of said first current limiting element, and having a second electrode connected to the second electrode of said first transistor; and
a second level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting the output potential of said first level shift circuit by a second voltage, in a second potential direction, opposite the first potential direction, to an output node, wherein said second level shift circuit includes a third transistor of the second conductivity type, having a first electrode receiving a third power supply potential, a second electrode, and an input electrode connected to the second electrode of said first current limiting element, and a fourth transistor of the first conductivity type, having a first electrode connected to the second electrode of said third transistor, and having a second electrode and an input electrode connected to the output node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. The drive circuit according to claim further comprising a constant voltage generating circuit generating the first and second constant voltages.
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7. A drive circuit for outputting to an output node a potential corresponding to an input potential, comprising:
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a first level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting an input potential by a first voltage, in a first potential direction, to produce an output potential of said level shift circuit;
a second level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting the output potential of said first level shift circuit by a second voltage, in a second potential direction, opposite the first potential direction, to an output node; and
a pulse generating circuit changing potential at a first node between said first and second level shift circuits pulsewise, in the first potential direction, in response to a change of the input potential in the first potential direction. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A drive circuit for outputting to an output node a potential corresponding to an input potential, comprising:
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a first level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting an input potential by a first voltage, in a first potential direction, to produce an output potential of said first level shift circuit;
a second level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting the output potential of said first level shift circuit by a second voltage, in a second potential direction, opposite the first potential direction, to a first node; and
an offset compensation circuit canceling an offset voltage of said drive circuit, wherein said offset compensation circuit includes;
a first capacitor;
a first switching circuit, transmitting the input potential to a first electrode of said first capacitor and connecting a second electrode of said first capacitor to the first node;
a second switching circuit transmitting the input potential to the second electrode of said first capacitor and transmitting a potential at the first electrode of said first capacitor to said first level shift circuit instead of the input potential; and
a third switching circuit transmitting a potential at the first node to the output node. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A drive circuit for outputting to an output node a potential corresponding to an input potential, comprising:
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a first level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting an input potential by a first voltage, in a first potential direction, to produce an output potential of said first level shift circuit;
a second level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting the output potential of said first level shift circuit by a second voltage, in a second potential direction, opposite the first potential direction, to an output node; and
a third level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting the input potential by the second voltage in the second potential direction; and
a fourth level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting an output potential of said third level shift circuit by the first voltage, in the first potential direction, to the output node. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A drive circuit for outputting to an output node a potential corresponding to an input potential, comprising:
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a first level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting an input potential by a first voltage, in a first potential direction, to produce an output potential of said first level shift circuit;
a second level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting the output potential of said first level shift circuit by a second voltage, in a potential direction opposite the first potential direction, to a first node;
a third level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting the input potential by a third voltage, in a second potential direction, to produce an output potential of said third level shift circuit;
a fourth level shift circuit outputting a potential produced by level shifting the output potential of said third level shift circuit by a fourth voltage, in a potential direction opposite the second potential direction, to a second node;
a first offset compensation circuit canceling an offset voltage of said first and second level shift circuits; and
a second offset compensation circuit canceling an offset voltage of said third and fourth level shift circuits, wherein said first offset compensation circuits includes a first capacitor, a first switching circuit transmitting the input potential to a first electrode of said first capacitor and connecting a second electrode of said first capacitor to the first node, a second switching circuit transmitting the input potential to the second electrode of said first level shift circuit instead of transmitting the input potential, and a third switching circuit transmitting the potential at the first node to the output node, and said second offset compensation circuit includes a second capacitor, a fourth switching circuit transmitting the input potential to a first electrode of said second capacitor and connecting the second electrode of said second capacitor to the second node, a fifth switching circuit transmitting the input potential to the second electrode of said second capacitor and transmitting the potential at the first electrode of said second capacitor to said third level shift circuit instead of transmitting the input potential, and a sixth switching circuit transmitting the potential at the second node to the output node. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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