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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2004
Mark Elliot Andresen, Cary, NC (US);
Robert Joseph Christopher, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
James Joseph Parsonese, Cary, NC (US);
William Roff Thomas, Cary, NC (US);
Wilson Velez, Raleigh, NC (US);
David Eduardo Vieira, Raleigh, NC (US);
Menlo Wuu, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark Elliot Andresen, Cary, NC (US);
Robert Joseph Christopher, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
James Joseph Parsonese, Cary, NC (US);
William Roff Thomas, Cary, NC (US);
Wilson Velez, Raleigh, NC (US);
David Eduardo Vieira, Raleigh, NC (US);
Menlo Wuu, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A bi-directional voltage translator is disclosed. The bi-directional voltage translator includes a step-up voltage translator for converting signals of a first voltage level to signals of a second voltage level, and a step-down voltage translator for converting signals of the second voltage level to signals of the first voltage level. The step-up voltage translator includes a first source sense circuit, a first block feedback circuit and a first output driver circuit. The step-down voltage translator includes a second source sense circuit, a second block feedback circuit and a second output driver circuit.