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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1996
Kevin M Ovens, Plano, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A digital data signal voltage converter for converting a first digital data signal that is asserted at a first pair of voltage levels that are considered the inverse of one another, the two voltage levels being a first low voltage level and a first high voltage level, to a second digital data signal that is asserted at a second pair of voltage levels that are considered the inverse of one another, the second pair of voltage levels being a second low voltage level and a second high voltage level, the second high voltage level being higher than the first high voltage level. The voltage converter includes an active pull-up transistor and an active pull-down transistor, along with circuitry for controlling the second high voltage level. Three-state control may be provided to allow use as an input/output terminal.