A BiCMOS output circuit comprises an upper part connected to a low-voltage, e.g., 3 volt, supply and functioning to pull an output up to the supply voltage during a high-to-low input transition, a lower part connected to a reference potential such as ground and functioning to pull-down the output to the reference level during a low-to-high transition at the input, a CMOS circuit to hold the output state to the power supply, and the novel addition of a "quasi-complementary" kicker circuit to both the upper and lower parts of the circuit. The effect is to provide low voltage cells requiring less drive yet operating faster than their 5-volt counterparts.
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