发明名称 Semiconductor integrated circuit device having circuitry for limiting forward junction current from a terminal
摘要 A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprises a semiconductor substrate; an input and output terminal (1) formed on the semiconductor substrate; an input and output circuit (2, 3) formed on the semiconductor substrate, connected to the input and output terminal (1), and having an output buffer (2) of CMOS FETs, supply voltages Vcc1 and Vcc2 being applied to the output buffer; a semiconductor integrated circuit formed on the semiconductor substrate and connected to the input and output circuit; and a circuit for preventing forward junction current from flowing from the input and output terminal (1) to the output buffer (2) when an input voltage exceeding the supply voltages is applied to the output buffer. In an integrated circuit device using a plurality of different supply voltages, it is possible to prevent an input voltage beyond the supply voltages from being applied to the input and output circuit. A voltage switching circuit (4) responsive to signals A and B supplied to an output buffer (2) is interposed between the output buffer (2) and a pad (1). When a voltage higher than the supply voltages is applied to the output buffer (2) from the outside, the substrate potential is determined to a value equal to or higher than the external voltage. Further, the voltage applied from the outside can be also lowered than the supply voltages of the output buffer, before applied to the output buffer.
申请公布号 US5448198(A) 申请公布日期 1995.09.05
申请号 US19930040419 申请日期 1993.03.31
申请人 KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA 发明人 TOYOSHIMA, YOSHIAKI;WADA, YUKIO;TAKAKURA, HIROSHI
分类号 H01L21/8238;H01L27/02;H01L27/092;H01L27/118;H03K19/0175;(IPC1-7):H03K19/017;H03K17/08 主分类号 H01L21/8238
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