发明名称 |
HIGH-VOLTAGE LEVEL-SHIFTER |
摘要 |
Described herein is a high-voltage level-shifter (HVLS) that can be used for both NMOS and PMOS bridges, exhibits a higher voltage tolerance for over-clocking than traditional level-shifters, has reduced crowbar current in its input driver, and no contention in its output driver. The HVLS comprises an input driver including a first signal conditioning unit, the input driver operating on a first power supply level and for conditioning an input signal as a first signal in the first signal conditioning unit; and a circuit to receive the first signal and to provide a second signal based at least in part on the first signal, the second signal being level-shifted from the first power supply level to a second power supply level, wherein the second power supply level is higher than the first power supply level. |
申请公布号 |
US2014210517(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.07.31 |
申请号 |
US201113995098 |
申请日期 |
2011.12.22 |
申请人 |
Schrom Gerhard;Vunnam Ravi Sankar |
发明人 |
Schrom Gerhard;Vunnam Ravi Sankar |
分类号 |
H03K19/0175 |
主分类号 |
H03K19/0175 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. An apparatus comprising:
an input driver including a first signal conditioning unit, the input driver operating on a first power supply level and for storing an input signal as a first signal in the first signal conditioning unit; and a circuit to receive the first signal and to provide a second signal based at least in part on the first signal, the second signal being level-shifted from the first power supply level to a second power supply level. |
地址 |
Hillsboro OR US |