Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Level conversion circuit and method for converting voltage level thereof
- Patent Title (中): 电平转换电路及其电压电平转换方法
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Application No.: US14016249Application Date: 2013-09-03
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Publication No.: US09013223B2Publication Date: 2015-04-21
- Inventor: Sheng-Wen Hsiao
- Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
- Current Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Jianq Chyun IP Office
- Priority: TW102121591U 20130618
- Main IPC: H03L5/00
- IPC: H03L5/00 ; H03K19/0175

Abstract:
A level conversion circuit including a first level shifter and a second level shifter is provided. The first level shifter converts a first control voltage into a second control voltage during a voltage conversion period. The second level shifter is coupled to the first level shifter. The second level shifter converts the second control voltage into a third control voltage during the voltage conversion period to control a next stage circuit. The first level shifter is configured to detect a voltage level of a power domain where the third control voltage operates and generate a plurality of middle voltages based on the detection result. The second level shifter is configured to generate the third control voltage based on the middle voltages. Furthermore, a voltage level conversion method is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140368253A1 LEVEL CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING VOLTAGE LEVEL THEREOF Public/Granted day:2014-12-18
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