Base drive circuit

Title: Base drive circuit

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An improved base drive circuit (10) having a level shifter (24) for providing bistable input signals to a pair of non-linear delays (30, 32). The non-linear delays (30, 32) provide gate control to a corresponding pair of field effect transistors (100, 106) through a corresponding pair of buffer components (88, 94). The non-linear delays (30, 32) provide delayed turn-on for each of the field effect transistors (100, 106) while an associated pair of transistors (72, 80) shunt the non-linear delays (30, 32) during turn-off of the associated field effect transistor (100, 106).

Inventors:

Lange, Arnold C. ^[1]

(Livermore, CA)

Issue Date:: 1995-01-01

OSTI Identifier:: 869819

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) LLNL

Patent Number(s):: US 5404052

Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Research Org:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: base; drive; circuit; improved; 10; level; shifter; 24; providing; bistable; input; signals; pair; non-linear; delays; 30; 32; provide; gate; control; corresponding; field; effect; transistors; 100; 106; buffer; components; 88; 94; delayed; turn-on; associated; 72; 80; shunt; turn-off; transistor; field effect; base drive; input signals; input signal; drive circuit; effect transistor; non-linear delays; effect transistors; /327/

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