INPUT BUFFER CIRCUIT
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first voltage switch configured to provide a first power supply voltage from a first power terminal responsive to a clock signal;
a first amplifier configured to receive a first input voltage and a second input voltage, and further configured to provide a first intermediate voltage on a first node and a second intermediate voltage on a second node, responsive to the first power supply voltage provided by the first voltage switch;
a second voltage switch configured to provide a second power supply voltage from a second power terminal responsive to one of the first intermediate voltage and the second intermediate voltage; and
a second amplifier configured to provide one of a first output voltage and a second output voltage responsive to the second power supply voltage from the second voltage switch.
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Abstract
Apparatuses for receiving an input signal in a semiconductor device are described. An example apparatus includes: a first amplifier that provides first and second intermediate voltages responsive to first and second input voltages; first and second voltage terminals; a circuit node; a first transistor coupled between the first voltage terminal and the circuit node and is turned on responsive to at least one of the first and second intermediate voltages; a second amplifier including first and second inverters, at least one of the first and second inverters being coupled between the circuit node and the second voltage terminal; and first and second output nodes, the first output node being coupled to an input node of the first inverter and an output node of the second inverter, and the second output node being coupled to an output node of the first inverter and an input node of the second inverter.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first voltage switch configured to provide a first power supply voltage from a first power terminal responsive to a clock signal; a first amplifier configured to receive a first input voltage and a second input voltage, and further configured to provide a first intermediate voltage on a first node and a second intermediate voltage on a second node, responsive to the first power supply voltage provided by the first voltage switch; a second voltage switch configured to provide a second power supply voltage from a second power terminal responsive to one of the first intermediate voltage and the second intermediate voltage; and a second amplifier configured to provide one of a first output voltage and a second output voltage responsive to the second power supply voltage from the second voltage switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a first voltage switch configured to provide a first power supply voltage from a first power terminal responsive to a clock signal; a first amplifier configured to be activated by the first power supply voltage, and further configured to receive a first input voltage and a second input voltage and provide a first intermediate voltage on a first node and a second intermediate voltage on a second node; a second voltage switch coupled to a third node and configured to provide a second power supply voltage from a second power terminal responsive to one of the first intermediate voltage and the second intermediate voltage; a first transistor coupled between the first node and a fourth node and a second transistor coupled between the second node and a fifth node; and a second amplifier configured to provide one of a first output voltage and a second output voltage to the fourth node and the fifth node, respectively, responsive to the second power supply voltage received from the second voltage switch. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a first amplifier configured to be activated by a first power supply voltage to provide a first intermediate voltage on a first node and a second intermediate voltage on a second node; a voltage switch configured to be activated by one of first and second precharge voltages from a third node, the voltage switch coupled to a fourth node; and a second amplifier comprising first and second inverters coupled to the fourth node, the second amplifier configured to be activated by a second power supply voltage from the voltage switch to provide an output voltage when the voltage switch is activated, responsive to the one of the first and second precharge voltages. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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