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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Lei Pan, Shanghai, CN;
Qingchao Meng, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 5/00 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/018507 (2013.01); H03K 19/018585 (2013.01); H03K 19/018521 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device includes a first level shifter, a switch, and a control circuit. The first level shifter is electrically connected to a pad. The switch has an input terminal electrically connected to an input terminal of the first level shifter, and an output terminal electrically connected to an output terminal of the first level shifter. The control circuit is electrically connected to a control terminal of the switch.