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Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 11, 2017
Applicant:

Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;

Inventors:

Giacomo Cascio, Villach, AT;

Giuseppe Bernacchia, Villach, AT;

Adriano Sambucco, Villach, AT;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); H03K 17/567 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/018521 (2013.01); H03K 17/567 (2013.01);
Abstract

In some examples, a device includes level-shifter circuitry and biasing circuitry including at least four diodes, wherein each diode of the at least four diodes is electrically connected in series. The biasing circuitry further includes push-pull circuitry electrically connected to at least two diodes of the at least four diodes and configured to generate an intermediate voltage signal. The biasing circuitry is configured to deliver a high-side biasing signal to the level-shifter circuitry based on the intermediate voltage signal and a high-side voltage signal from the at least four diodes. The biasing circuitry is further configured to deliver a low-side biasing signal to the level-shifter circuitry based on the intermediate voltage signal and a low-side voltage signal from the at least four diodes.


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