公开(公告)号：US09071240B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-30

申请号：US13626100

申请日：2012-09-25

Applicant: Nvidia Corporation

Inventor： Hank Lin ,  Ge Yang ,  Xi Zhang ,  Jiani Yu ,  Haiyan Gong

IPC: H03L5/00 ,  H03K19/0175 ,  H03K19/0185

CPC classification number: H03K19/017509 ,  H03K19/018507

Abstract: Provided herein is a voltage level shifter, an apparatus including a voltage level shifter and a method of converting voltages between input and output power domains. In one embodiment, the voltage level shifter includes: (1) an input circuit configured to receive a data signal from an input power domain and a power down signal from a output power domain and (2) a transition circuit coupled to the input circuit and configured to receive the data signal and an inverted signal of the power down signal, wherein the input circuit and the transition circuit are both configured to connect to a supply voltage of the output power domain as a power source.

Abstract translation: 本文提供了一种电压电平移位器，包括电压电平移位器的装置和在输入和输出电力域之间转换电压的方法。 在一个实施例中，电压电平移位器包括：（1）被配置为从输入功率域接收数据信号的输入电路和来自输出功率域的掉电信号，以及（2）耦合到输入电路的转换电路和 被配置为接收所述数据信号和所述掉电信号的反相信号，其中所述输入电路和所述转换电路都被配置为连接到所述输出功率域的电源电压作为电源。

公开(公告)号：US20140084984A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-27

申请号：US13626100

申请日：2012-09-25

Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATION

Inventor： Hank Lin ,  Ge Yang ,  Xi Zhang ,  Jiani Yu ,  Haiyan Gong

IPC: H03L5/00

CPC classification number: H03K19/017509 ,  H03K19/018507

Abstract: Provided herein is a voltage level shifter, an apparatus including a voltage level shifter and a method of converting voltages between input and output power domains. In one embodiment, the voltage level shifter includes: (1) an input circuit configured to receive a data signal from an input power domain and a power down signal from a output power domain and (2) a transition circuit coupled to the input circuit and configured to receive the data signal and an inverted signal of the power down signal, wherein the input circuit and the transition circuit are both configured to connect to a supply voltage of the output power domain as a power source.

Abstract translation: 本文提供了一种电压电平移位器，包括电压电平移位器的装置和在输入和输出电力域之间转换电压的方法。 在一个实施例中，电压电平移位器包括：（1）被配置为从输入功率域接收数据信号的输入电路和来自输出功率域的掉电信号，以及（2）耦合到输入电路的转换电路和 被配置为接收所述数据信号和所述掉电信号的反相信号，其中所述输入电路和所述转换电路都被配置为连接到所述输出功率域的电源电压作为电源。