Voltage translator with restricted output voltage swing
US4825108A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1987 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/01806
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A voltage translator containing a bipolar transistor (Q1), a rectifier (10), a resistor (R1), and a first clamp (12) converts an input voltage (V.sub.I) into one or more output voltages of restricted voltage swing. The first clamp clamps the emitter voltage of the transistor when it is turned on. In one version, the translator includes a second clamp (14) that clamps the collector voltage of the translator when it is turned off. The translator then provides an output voltage (V.sub.O) inverse to the input voltage. In another version, the first clamp is connected between a voltage supply (V.sub.EE) and the emitter of the transistor. Its collector is connected directly to another voltage supply (V.sub.CC) so that the translator only makes non-inverting translations.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.