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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tim Bales, Bracknell, GB;
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/90185 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/90185 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and associated method are provided for combining a dynamic logic gate and level shifting circuitry in an improved circuit. The combined dynamic logic gate and level shifting circuit of the invention includes a pair of logic gates each having an output and configured such that only one output of the pair is applied at a time to a respective one of a pair of output switching circuits coupled to receive the outputs of the logic gates, wherein a pair of inputs which transition in a first voltage range control the logic gates to produce an output which transitions in a second voltage range in response to the switching of the output switching circuits.