发明名称 APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING LEVEL SHIFT CONTROL IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AID OF PARALLEL PATHS CONTROLLED BY DIFFERENT CONTROL SIGNALS FOR CURRENT CONTROL PURPOSES
摘要 An apparatus for performing level shift control in an electronic device includes an input stage positioned in a level shifter of the electronic device, and an output stage positioned in the level shifter and coupled to the input stage through a set of intermediate nodes. The input stage is arranged for receiving at least one input signal of the level shifter through at least one input terminal of the input stage and controlling voltage levels of the set of intermediate nodes according to the at least one input signal. The input stage includes a hybrid current control circuit coupled to the at least one input terminal and arranged for performing current control for the input stage. The hybrid current control circuit is equipped with multiple sets of parallel paths for controlling currents passing through the set of intermediate nodes, respectively, each set may include two or more paths in parallel.
申请公布号 US2016269028(A1) 申请公布日期 2016.09.15
申请号 US201514830744 申请日期 2015.08.20
申请人 MEDIATEK INC. 发明人 Kung Nien-Hui
分类号 H03K19/0185;H03K19/003;H03K17/042 主分类号 H03K19/0185
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. An apparatus for performing level shift control in an electronic device, the apparatus comprising at least one portion of the electronic device, the apparatus comprising: an input stage, positioned in a level shifter of the electronic device, arranged for receiving at least one input signal of the level shifter through at least one input terminal of the input stage and controlling voltage levels of a set of intermediate nodes according to the at least one input signal, wherein the input stage comprises: a hybrid current control circuit, coupled to the at least one input terminal, arranged for performing current control for the input stage, wherein the hybrid current control circuit is equipped with multiple sets of parallel paths for controlling currents passing through the set of intermediate nodes, respectively, each set of the multiple sets of parallel paths comprises a first path on which a first switching unit and at least one passive component are positioned, and further comprises a second path on which a second switching unit is positioned, and the first switching unit and the second switching unit are controlled by different control signals, respectively; and an output stage, positioned in the level shifter and coupled to the input stage through the set of intermediate nodes, arranged for driving at least one output signal of the level shifter through at least one output terminal of the output stage and controlling at least one voltage level of the at least one output terminal according to the voltage levels of the set of intermediate nodes.
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