The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2019
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Eric Wu, Beijing, CN;
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
In one general aspect, a level-shifting circuit includes a first supply terminal configured to receive a first supply voltage, and a second supply terminal configured to receive a second supply voltage different from the first supply voltage. The level-shifting circuit includes a shifting circuit having electrical connections to an input terminal and an output terminal and configured to, in response to a first voltage at a first node, produce a second voltage at a second node. The shifting circuit is used to shift a first voltage level to a second voltage level. The level-shifting circuit includes a clamping circuit having an electrical connection to the first node where the clamping circuit is configured to limit current at the first node from flowing to a ground.