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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2004
John W. Fattaruso, Dallas, TX (US);
Benjamin J. Sheahan, University Park, TX (US);
John W. Fattaruso, Dallas, TX (US);
Benjamin J. Sheahan, University Park, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for shifting a received signal at a first reference level to an output signal at a second reference level; the received signal including information-indicating signal values; includes: (a) an input locus for receiving the received signal; (b) an output locus for presenting the output signal; (c) a first signal-handling circuit coupled with the input locus and with the output locus and setting the second reference level at the output locus; and (d) a second signal-handling circuit coupled with the input locus and with the first signal-handling circuit; the first signal-handling circuit and the second signal-handling circuit cooperating to convey the information-indicating signal values from the input locus to the output locus.