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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2024
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Po-Yuan Tang, Hsinchu, TW;
Yang-Sen Yeh, Baoshan Township, TW;
Hsuan-Chi Su, Qionglin Township, TW;
Yu-Chuan Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A level shifter receives an input signal through an input terminal and converts the input signal to an output signal. The level shifter includes an input stage circuit and an output stage circuit. The input stage circuit receives the input signal. The input stage circuit includes an N-type transistor that has a gate coupled to the input terminal, a drain coupled to a first node, a source coupled to a ground, and a bulk connected to the source. The output stage circuit is coupled to an output terminal and the first node. The output stage circuit includes a P-type transistor that has a gate, a source coupled to the supply terminal, a drain coupled to the first node, and a bulk disconnected from the source. The output signal is generated at the output terminal. An inverted output signal is generated at the first node.