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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kerry A. Ilgenstein, Austin, TX (US);
Gilles J. Muller, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 5/00 (2006.01); H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); G11C 8/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/12 (2006.01); H03K 3/356 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/0175 (2013.01); G11C 8/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/12 (2013.01); H03K 3/35613 (2013.01); H03K 3/356182 (2013.01); H03K 19/0185 (2013.01);
Abstract
A level shifting circuit that includes a level shifter and a circuit stage. The circuit stage includes a pair of diodes circuits. The circuit stage includes a first output node and a second output node. The first output node is coupled via a current path to a first output of the level shifter and the second output node is coupled to via a current path to a second output of the level shifter. One of the diodes is coupled to the first output node and a power supply terminal. The other diode is coupled to the second output node and the power supply terminal.