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Level shifter

US10483977B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Jeffrey W. Berwick · Sunnyvale, US
Adam L. Shook · Dallas, US
Munaf Hussain Shaik · Tucson, US
Mohit Chawla · New Delhi, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 14, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 14, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K19/21
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A level shifter circuit includes a high voltage latch circuit, a low voltage latch circuit, a high state pulse generator, and a low state pulse generator. The high voltage latch circuit includes a non-inverting output terminal, an inverting output terminal, a high state trigger input terminal, and a low state trigger input terminal. The low voltage latch circuit includes a high state trigger input terminal and a low state trigger input terminal. The high state trigger input terminal is coupled to the inverting output terminal of the high voltage latch circuit. The low state trigger input terminal is coupled to the non-inverting output terminal of the high voltage latch circuit. The high state pulse generator is coupled to the high state trigger input terminal of the high voltage latch circuit. The low state pulse generator is coupled to the low state trigger input terminal of the high voltage latch circuit.

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