Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and device for high-speed general purpose level-shifting
- Patent Title (中): 用于高速通用电平转换的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13665655Application Date: 2012-10-31
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Publication No.: US08760212B2Publication Date: 2014-06-24
- Inventor: Erol Arslan
- Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Brinks Gilson & Lione
- Main IPC: H03L5/00
- IPC: H03L5/00

Abstract:
A level shifter and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, the level shifter includes a DC biasing component connected with both an AC coupling component and a high voltage output amplifier. The AC coupling component receives an input signal from a low voltage domain and output a first voltage signal. The DC biasing component is configured to bias the first voltage signal using a bias voltage based on a previous output signal in a high voltage domain. The high voltage output amplifier is configured to amplify the DC biased voltage signal in the high voltage domain and provide an output signal in the high voltage domain.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140111266A1 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HIGH-SPEED GENERAL PURPOSE LEVEL-SHIFTING Public/Granted day:2014-04-24
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