Apparatus and method for preventing current leakage when a low voltage domain is powered down
US7583126B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K3/356104
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for preventing a current leakage or direct current when a low voltage domain is powered down. Included is a voltage transition circuit connected between a low voltage domain and a high voltage domain. Such voltage transition circuit includes a circuit component for preventing a current leakage when the low voltage domain is powered down.
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