Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Signal level conversion circuit
- Patent Title (中): 信号电平转换电路
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Application No.: US12703928Application Date: 2010-02-11
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Publication No.: US08169250B2Publication Date: 2012-05-01
- Inventor: Hideaki Miyoshi , Tetsuya Iwasaki , Taketoshi Tsujita , Tomohiko Konno
- Applicant: Hideaki Miyoshi , Tetsuya Iwasaki , Taketoshi Tsujita , Tomohiko Konno
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Turocy & Watson, LLP
- Priority: JP2009-038641 20090220
- Main IPC: H03L5/00
- IPC: H03L5/00

Abstract:
A signal level conversion circuit includes three or more level shift circuits to output internal output signals upon receiving input signals, respectively. Each of the level shift circuits is formed of a common electrical element and an electrical element connected to the common electrical element. A voltage higher than that supplied to the common electrical element is supplied to the electrical element. A buffer circuit having an input tolerant function is provided in each of the common electrical elements. The internal output signals are set at lower level than the input signals by the buffer circuits, and the internal output signal outputted from one of the level shift circuits is further outputted via other level shift circuits.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100214002A1 SIGNAL LEVEL CONVERSION CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2010-08-26
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