Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Level conversion device and method
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Application No.: US14942909Application Date: 2015-11-16
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Publication No.: US09866205B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Yu-Lun Ou , Wei-Chih Hsieh , Shang-Chih Hsieh
- Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Maschoff Brennan
- Main IPC: H03L5/00
- IPC: H03L5/00 ; H03K3/356

Abstract:
A device is disclosed that includes a level shifter and a selector. The level shifter includes a first current limiter. The level shifter is configured to generate a first output signal at a first terminal of the first current limiter, and to generate a second output signal at a second terminal of the first current limiter according to a first input signal. The selector configured to selectively transmit one of the first output signal and the second output signal according to the first input signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170141765A1 LEVEL CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2017-05-18
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