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Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2018
Applicant:

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Eduardas Jodka, Freising, DE;

Julian Becker, Freising, DE;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/00 (2006.01); H03K 3/356 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/356113 (2013.01); H03K 19/018507 (2013.01);
Abstract

A level shifter with reduced propagation delay. A level shifter includes a signal input terminal, a first signal output node, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a first capacitor. The first transistor includes a control terminal coupled to the signal input terminal. The second transistor includes an output terminal coupled to an input terminal of the first transistor. The first capacitor includes a bottom plate coupled to an input terminal of the second transistor. The third transistor includes a control terminal coupled to a top plate of the first capacitor, and an output terminal coupled to the first signal output node.


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