Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Voltage shifter circuit
- Patent Title (中): 电压移相电路
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Application No.: US12117476Application Date: 2008-05-08
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Publication No.: US07667490B2Publication Date: 2010-02-23
- Inventor: Zhigang Fu , Ching Long Lin
- Applicant: Zhigang Fu , Ching Long Lin
- Applicant Address: CN Shanghai
- Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
- Current Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: CN Shanghai
- Agency: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P.
- Priority: CN200710041094 20070523
- Main IPC: H03K19/0175
- IPC: H03K19/0175

Abstract:
The present invention provides a voltage shifter circuit, in which a control circuit is used to control the pull-up circuit, so that the pull-up circuit is kept as off when the signal from the input signal source changes from a low voltage to a high voltage. Hence, the competition between the pull-up circuit and the pull-down circuit is avoided. The speed of the voltage shifter circuit is improved and the voltage shifter circuit can operate within a wider voltage range. The delay time of the pull-up circuit and the pull-down circuit is small and the duty cycle is small. In addition, since no direct current path is established, no current is wasted. Additionally, the voltage shifter circuit uses the second delayer to compensate the delay time between the pull-up circuit and the pull-down circuit and optimizes the duty cycle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080290901A1 Voltage Shifter Circuit Public/Granted day:2008-11-27
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