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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 03, 2013
Applicant:

Novatek Microelectronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventor:

Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Changhua County, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 5/00 (2006.01); H03K 19/0175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/017509 (2013.01);
Abstract

A level conversion circuit including a first level shifter and a second level shifter is provided. The first level shifter converts a first control voltage into a second control voltage during a voltage conversion period. The second level shifter is coupled to the first level shifter. The second level shifter converts the second control voltage into a third control voltage during the voltage conversion period to control a next stage circuit. The first level shifter is configured to detect a voltage level of a power domain where the third control voltage operates and generate a plurality of middle voltages based on the detection result. The second level shifter is configured to generate the third control voltage based on the middle voltages. Furthermore, a voltage level conversion method is also provided.


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