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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Ming-Yi Chang, Zhubei, TW;
Chien-Ping Tai, Zhubei, TW;
Shin-Jang Shen, Zhubei, TW;
Chung-Kuang Chen, Hsinchu, JP;
Assignee:
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); G11C 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 8/08 (2013.01); G11C 8/10 (2013.01); H03K 19/017509 (2013.01);
Abstract
A level shifter receiving an input with a relatively narrow voltage range and provides an output with a relatively wide voltage range. The level shifter including a transistor with a turn-on voltage. Control circuitry applies a bias to the level shifter such that the transistor does not receive the turn-on voltage.