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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2009
Applicant:
James Copland Moyer, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
James Copland Moyer, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A level-shifting amplifier is provided for level-shifting an input signal with a voltage magnitude that exceeds a supply voltage of the amplifier. In operation, the amplifier has an input impedance of greater than 100 MOhms.