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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Amit R. Trivedi, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jaydeep P. Kulkarni, Portland, OR (US);
Carlos Tokunaga, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Muhammad M. Khellah, Tigard, OR (US);
James W. Tschanz, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/018521 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems for voltage level shifting a data signal between a low voltage domain and a high voltage domain. In embodiments, a voltage level shifter circuit may include adaptive keeper circuitry, enhanced interruptible supply circuitry, and/or capacitive boosting circuitry to reduce a minimum voltage of the low voltage domain that is supported by the voltage level shifter circuit. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.