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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
John M. Pigott, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Ira G. Miller, Tempe, AZ (US);
Paul E. Fletcher, Phoenix, AZ (US);
John M. Pigott, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Ira G. Miller, Tempe, AZ (US);
Paul E. Fletcher, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A dual supply level shifter circuit includes a switching circuit and a set of level shifter circuits coupled to the switching circuit. The switching circuit includes a first set of coupled transistors, wherein the supply switching circuit is coupled to a first supply source that is configured to provide a first power supply voltage and is coupled to a second supply source that is configured to provide a second power supply voltage. The set of level shifter circuits includes a second set of coupled transistors, wherein the set of level shifter circuits is configured to receive a voltage input signal at an input node from a first circuit and to supply to an output node of the dual supply level shifter circuit an output signal having a value that is a highest voltage value between the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage.