- Patent Title: Wide voltage range level shifting circuit with isolation function
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Application No.: US15151665Application Date: 2016-05-11
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Publication No.: US10296075B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Zhao Wang , Miles G. Canada
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F1/32
- IPC: G06F1/32 ; G06F1/3296 ; H03K19/0185 ; H03K3/356 ; G06F1/26

Abstract:
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes an input circuit coupled to a first power supply with a first voltage level, a power circuit coupled to a second power supply with a second voltage level, and an output driver. The input circuit may receive an input signal, and generate an inverted signal dependent upon the input signal. The power circuit may generate a power signal in response to first values of the input and the inverted signals, wherein a voltage level of the power signal may be dependent upon the second voltage level. The power circuit may also generate a third voltage level on the power signal in response to second values of the input and the inverted signals. The output driver may generate an output signal dependent upon the input signal. The output signal may transition between the voltage level of the power signal and the ground reference level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170331463A1 WIDE VOLTAGE RANGE LEVEL SHIFTING CIRCUIT WITH ISOLATION FUNCTION Public/Granted day:2017-11-16
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