US PATENT SUBCLASS 326 / 88
.~.~.~ With capacitive or inductive bootstrapping

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326 /   HD   ELECTRONIC DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITRY

62  DF  INTERFACE (E.G., CURRENT DRIVE, LEVEL SHIFT, ETC.) {3}
82  DF  .~ Current driving (e.g., fan in/out, off chip driving, etc.) {2}
83  DF  .~.~ Field-effect transistor {4}
88.~.~.~ With capacitive or inductive bootstrapping

DEFINITION

Classification: 326/88

With capacitive or inductive bootstrapping:

(under subclass 83) Subject matter wherein the logic circuit includes discrete, capacitive or inductive elements or uses its inherent capacitance or inductance to enhance its operating condition, to achieve full driving switching capabilities in response to logic input signals.

(1) Note. Enhancement of the performance of the logic circuit includes boosting the DC level of the gating signals for one or more semiconductor devices, as well as boosting the attained DC levels of individual circuit nodal locations, usually by, for example, either a feedforward/feedback connection or a separate time-related, pulse signal coupled via the boosting element to a particular circuit location.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

327, Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems,

589, for generic bootstrapping devices.

330, Amplifiers,

156, for amplifiers which use a bootstrap coupling to the input of the circuit where the input is linearly related to the output. 363, Electric Power Conversion Systems,

59, and 60 for circuits for input/output power level conversions (e.g., voltage multiplication, etc.).