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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Geneva, CH;
Inventors:
Kailash Kumar, Hazaribagh, IN;
Ravinder Kumar, Ambala, IN;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Geneva, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); H03K 19/003 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/018521 (2013.01); H03K 19/00384 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes an output pad, and I/O driver that drives data to the output pad, and a predriver that controls the I/O driver. The integrated circuit includes maximum voltage generator that receives a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage and outputs to the predriver a maximum voltage corresponding to the higher of the first supply voltage and the second supply voltage.