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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Inventor:
Ho-Young Shin, Gunpo-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/094 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/165 (2013.01); H03K 19/018521 (2013.01);
Abstract
A level shifter includes a driving circuit, which receives an input signal and outputs a driving signal in response to a first voltage level of the input signal; a level shifting circuit, which outputs an output signal of a second voltage level in response to the driving signal; and a leakage prevention circuit, which prevents a leakage current of the driving circuit, wherein the driving circuit may include at least one native transistor.