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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Christopher Michael Graves, Sherman, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A circuit coupled to receive an input voltage that can span a wide voltage supply range and a voltage translator that includes the circuit are disclosed. The circuit includes a first metal oxide silicon (MOS) transistor having a first conductivity type and a first threshold voltage and a second MOS transistor having the first conductivity type and a second threshold voltage that is lower than the first threshold voltage. The first MOS transistor is coupled in parallel with the second MOS transistor between a first rail and a first signal line; the first MOS transistor and the second MOS transistor each receive a first signal on a respective gate.