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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Hok-tung Wong, Maricopa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 5/00 (2006.01); H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/017509 (2013.01); H03K 19/018521 (2013.01);
Abstract
A voltage level translator includes an inverter circuit configured to switch an output of the inverter circuit between a first voltage level and a second voltage level. The voltage level translator also includes a capacitor connected to the output of the inverter circuit. The voltage level translator also includes a load connected to the capacitor. The capacitance of the capacitor is approximately 10 times larger than a capacitance of the load. An output signal of the voltage level translator has at least one of a different voltage swing and a different voltage domain than an input signal to the inverter circuit.