A level shifter for a power supply, for example in a television apparatus.

摘要

A level shifter (600) receives a variable input voltage (VNINI), such as a beam current representative voltage of a cathode ray tube in a television receiver, and produces an output voltage (VNIN) that changes when the input voltage changes, such that the output voltage (VNIN) is level shifted relative to the input voltage (VNINI). The output voltage (VNIN) is coupled to an input terminal (+) of an error amplifier (610) of a power supply voltage regulator. The level shifter (600) includes a current mirror arrangement responsive to the input voltage. A band gap type voltage source (699) determines the amount of level shifting that is produced by the level shifter (600).