Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Level shifter and level shifting method
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Application No.: US15700033Application Date: 2017-09-08
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Publication No.: US10291230B2Publication Date: 2019-05-14
- Inventor: Lei Pan
- Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
- Current Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Hauptman Ham, LLP
- Priority: CN201710197012 20170329
- Main IPC: H03L5/00
- IPC: H03L5/00 ; H03K19/177 ; H03K19/017 ; H03K19/0185 ; H02M3/07 ; H03K3/356 ; H03K3/0233

Abstract:
A level shifter includes a level switching circuit, an input circuit, and a first voltage drop circuit. The level switching circuit is configured to adjust a first voltage level of a first node and a second voltage level of a second node in response to a first input signal and a second input signal. The input circuit is configured to receive the first input signal and the second input signal. The first voltage drop circuit is coupled between the level switching circuit and the input circuit, and is configured to track a voltage level of a third node which is coupled to the first node, in order to be turned on according to the voltage level of the third node.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180287615A1 LEVEL SHIFTER AND LEVEL SHIFTING METHOD Public/Granted day:2018-10-04
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