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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Conexant Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lorenzo Crespi, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Christian Larsen, Irvine, CA (US);
Lakshmi P. Murukutla, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Ketan B. Patel, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Assignee:
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 5/00 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); H03K 3/356 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/018528 (2013.01); H03K 3/356182 (2013.01);
Abstract
A level shifter comprising a first driver transistor for receiving an input signal. A gate-controlled transistor coupled to the first driver transistor. A second driver transistor coupled to the gate controlled transistor. An output coupled to the second driver transistor, wherein the gate-controlled transistor is for receiving a predetermined gate voltage when the output voltage exceeds a predetermined value.