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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:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1996
Yusuf A Haque, San Jose, CA (US);
Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A logic signal level translation method and apparatus having very low dropout with respect to the powering rails and having a tri-state mode of operation allowing the output terminal to be driven to voltages beyond the highest supply voltage coupled thereto without significant power dissipation within the circuit. The output circuit includes well or body snatching devices which are controlled to assure that the wells of the output devices are able to follow extremes in voltage of the output terminal without biasing to conduction a PN junction of one or more of the output devices. A preferred embodiment is disclosed.
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