Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mixed-voltage I/O buffer
- Patent Title (中): 混合电压I / O缓冲器
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Application No.: US13067598Application Date: 2011-06-13
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Publication No.: US08212590B2Publication Date: 2012-07-03
- Inventor: Chua-Chin Wang , Wei-Chih Chang , Tzung-Je Lee , Kuo-Chan Huang
- Applicant: Chua-Chin Wang , Wei-Chih Chang , Tzung-Je Lee , Kuo-Chan Huang
- Applicant Address: TW TW
- Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited,National Sun Yat-Sen University
- Current Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited,National Sun Yat-Sen University
- Current Assignee Address: TW TW
- Agency: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.
- Main IPC: H03B1/00
- IPC: H03B1/00

Abstract:
A mixed-voltage I/O buffer includes an input buffer circuit. The input buffer circuit includes a first inverter, a first voltage level limiting circuit, a first voltage level pull-up circuit, an input stage circuit, and a logic calibration circuit. The first inverter inverts an input signal to generate a first control signal. The first voltage level limiting circuit limits voltage level of an external signal to generate the input signal transmitted to the first inverter to prevent electrical overstress of the first inverter. The first voltage level pull-up circuit is controlled by the first control signal to pull up voltage level of the input signal inputted into the first inverter. The input stage circuit receives the first control signal to generate corresponding digital signals inputted into a core circuit. The logic calibration circuit calibrates voltage level of the first control signal when the first inverter mis-operates due to the input signal having a low voltage level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110241752A1 Mixed-voltage I/O buffer Public/Granted day:2011-10-06
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