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Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2021
Applicant:

Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventor:

Chung-Kuang Chen, Hsinchu, TW;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01); H03K 3/356 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/356113 (2013.01); H03K 3/356182 (2013.01); H03K 19/018521 (2013.01);
Abstract

A level shifter circuit to convert a first signal having an input voltage range V1 to a level shifted output having an output voltage range V2 includes an NMOS depletion mode transistor having a drain terminal connected to an output range upper-level supply node, a source connected to an intermediate node and a gate connected to an output node, a PMOS enhancement mode transistor having a drain terminal connected to the output node, a source connected to the intermediate node and a gate connected to an input node, and an NMOS enhancement mode transistor having a drain terminal connected to the output node, a source connected to an output range lower-level supply node and a gate connected to the input node.


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