Level shifter and array apparatus
US10217399B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2310/0297
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a level shifter including: a first inverter applied with a first voltage and a second voltage of different polarities and operated depending on an input voltage to output a first inverting output signal; a second inverter applied with the first voltage and the second voltage and operated depending on the first inverting output signal to output a second inverting output signal having an opposite polarity to that of the first inverting output signal; a driver applied with a third voltage and a fourth voltage, including a first load transistor having the first inverting output signal as a gate input and a second load transistor having a fifth voltage as the gate input, and outputting an output voltage having an increased level with respect to the input voltage; and a bootstrap capacitor positioned between an output terminal of the second inverter and a gate electrode of the second load transistor to help the fifth voltage to be bootstrapped depending on the second inverting output signal, and an array apparatus including the same.
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