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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2002
Yueyong Wang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jade Kizer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Chanh Tran, San Jose, CA (US);
Benedict Lau, San Jose, CA (US);
Rambus Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
A technique for voltage level shifting in input circuitry is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for voltage level shifting input signals. This method may comprise receiving first and second input signals having first and second voltage levels, respectively, and then differentially amplifying the first and second input signals so as to generate first and second amplified voltage signals having first and second amplified voltage levels, respectively, wherein the first and second amplified voltage signals are substantially complementary. This method may then comprise reducing the first and second amplified voltage levels of the first and second amplified voltage signals so as to generate first and second level shifted amplified voltage signals having first and second level shifted amplified voltage levels, respectively.