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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 12, 2024
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Pradeep Kumar Sana, Bangalore, IN;

Mohammad Wasim Sayed, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); H03K 3/037 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/018507 (2013.01); H03K 3/037 (2013.01); H03K 17/6871 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system includes a circuit in a first power domain, a first tri-state inverter having an input coupled to the circuit, and a second tri-state inverter having an input coupled to an output of the first tri-state inverter. The system also includes a level shifter in a second power domain, wherein the level shifter has a first input coupled to the output of the first tri-state inverter and a second input coupled to an output of the second tri-state inverter. The system also includes a shunt switch, a controller, and a pass gate. The shunt switch is coupled between the first input of the level shifter and ground or coupled between the second input of the level shifter and ground. The pass gate is coupled between the controller and the second input of the level shifter or coupled between the controller and the first input of the level shifter.


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