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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:
Apr. 20, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1991
Thai M Nguyen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A low static power, digital signal level translator for translating an unbalanced digital signal to a balanced digital signal with a greater dynamic signal range includes two complementary MOSFET latches and a complementary MOSFET output buffer amplifier. The two latches each receive an unbalanced digital input signal (e.g. with TTL voltage levels) and translate it to a second unbalanced digital signal and an asymmetrically balanced digital signal. The symmetrically biased, output buffer amplifier receives these signals and produces therefrom a symmetrically balanced digital output signal with a greater dynamic signal range (e.g. with .+-.10 volt levels). Various embodiments include two gate-driven complementary MOSFET latches, two source-driven complementary MOSFET latches or a combination of gate-driven and source-driven complementary MOSFET latches, each of which includes a pair of cross-coupled complementary MOSFET totem-pole amplifiers, for providing the second unbalanced digital signal and the asymmetrically balanced digital signal. Each embodiment further includes a complementary MOSFET totem-pole output buffer amplifier as the symmetrically biased, output buffer amplifier for providing the symmetrically balanced digital output signal.
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