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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
May. 23, 2011
Qiang Tang, Cupertino, CA (US);
BO Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Chih-hsin Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BE;
Abstract
A level shifter including a level shifter module configured to i) receive an input signal, wherein the input signal varies between a first level and a second level, ii) receive a first voltage supply signal and a second voltage supply signal, and iii) generate a latch control signal based on the input signal and one of the first voltage supply signal and the second voltage supply signal. The level shifter further includes a latch module configured to i) receive the latch control signal, ii) receive the second voltage supply signal and a third voltage supply signal, and iii) generate an output signal based on the latch control signal and one of the second voltage supply signal and the third voltage supply signal.