Quasi-static level shifter
US5212474A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2310/0289
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A quasi-static level shifter includes an output stage including a first transistor which is controlled directly by the input signal, and a further transistor connected in series with the first transistor to terminals of a DC supply voltage and which is controlled, via a capacitance, by the input signal combined with a recurrent, spike-shaped signal. The level shifter thus behaves as a static level shifter but has a lower current consumption and requires less surface area.
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