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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2000
Kevin R. Vannorsdel, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
This invention provide a novel class of voltage translators that translate a set of input logic levels (e.g., Low=0 V and High=5 V) to a set of output logic levels (e.g., Low=−4 V and High=0 V), and vice versa, and consume no static power. In contrast to the prior art voltage translators, the output levels provided by the voltage translators of the present invention are stable and predictable, undisturbed by the state of power supply in the systems. The voltage translators of the present invention are simple in design, yet reliable and versatile in performance. They can be easily adapted to a variety of applications.