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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
John K. DeBrosse, Colchester, VT (US);
Yutaka Nakamura, Kita-ku, JP;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/14 (2006.01); G11C 11/408 (2006.01); H03K 3/356 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/4082 (2013.01); G11C 11/4085 (2013.01); H03K 3/356104 (2013.01);
Abstract
A level shifter and dynamic random-access memory that includes a first output terminal and a second output terminal. A first voltage or a third voltage is outputted from the first output terminal. A second voltage or a fourth voltage is outputted from the second output terminal. The second voltage is lower than the first voltage. The third voltage is lower than the first voltage and higher than the second voltage. The fourth voltage is lower than the first voltage and higher than the third voltage.