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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2006
Rajesh Venugopal, Nashua, NH (US);
Rajesh Venugopal, Nashua, NH (US);
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a high-speed level shifter are described. The level shifter may include a first transistor having a drain, a source, and a gate and a second transistor having a drain, a source, and a gate. The first and second transistors may be operable to receive a pair of differential signals. The level shifter may further include a third transistor having a drain, a source, and a gate, the drain of the third transistor directly coupled to the source of the first transistor, and the source of the third transistor directly coupled to the source of the second transistor. The gate of the third transistor is driven by a level-shifted version of an output voltage generated from the pair of differential signals.