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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffery Scott Hunt, Ackerman, MS (US);
Scott Anthony Jackson, Starkville, MS (US);
Assignee:
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/08 ;
Abstract
An input buffer system has an input clipping circuit. The input clipping circuit has a high voltage input and uses transistors all being the thin oxide type transistors. A high voltage detect circuit is coupled to the input clipping circuit. An input buffer circuit is coupled to the input clipping circuit and has a low voltage output range.