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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2019
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Shuichi Tsukada, Sagamihara, JP;
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes first and second signal lines; a first differential amplifier having an inverting input node receiving an input signal, a non-inverting input node receiving a reference potential, and an output node connected to the first signal line; a second differential amplifier having an inverting input node receiving the reference potential, a non-inverting input node receiving the input signal, and an output node connected to the second signal line; a level shift circuit cross-coupled to the first and second signal lines; a first replica circuit connected to the first signal line; a second replica circuit connected to the second signal line; and a first switch circuit configured to activate one of the level shift circuit, the first replica circuit, and the second replica circuit.