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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174303 | Level shifter with output spike reduction A level shifter, or method, producing a final output from a driver supplied by a high-side source driver providing VDD or common, and a low-side source driver providing common or VSS. A delay is introduced to prevent a source driver output at common from beginning t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169250 | Signal level conversion circuit A signal level conversion circuit includes three or more level shift circuits to output internal output signals upon receiving input signals, respectively. Each of the level shift circuits is formed of a common electrical element and an electrical element connected ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8138815 | Level converter A level converter for providing an output signal at a circuit output based on an input signal includes an output coupling circuit formed to provide an output signal based on a first partial output signal and a second partial output signal, a driver circuit formed to... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138813 | Interface circuit An interface circuit according to one aspect of the present invention may include a receiving circuit operating on a supply voltage lower than a high-level voltage value of an input binary signal, an input level determination circuit generating an input level determ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138814 | High signal level compliant input/output circuits A signal driver for an interface circuit has a first stage level shifter to accept input signals and output signals at a first signal level. The signal driver also has a second stage level shifter coupled to the first stage level shifter to output signals at a secon... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134400 | Semiconductor circuit A semiconductor circuit is provided in which no error signal is generated even when the circuit is exposed to a transient voltage noise that occurs with a transition from a first state indicating a conduction of a high-potential side switching device to a second sta... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134399 | Signal transformer A fast current generating element in a current generating unit, used by the present invention, provides a large current for accelerating the switching of transistor switches when the transistor switches are switched. The fast current generating element includes a ca... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8115533 | Voltage level shifter and semiconductor device having the same therein A voltage level shifter and a semiconductor device having the same are presented. The voltage level shifter includes a swing width transformer and a power supply controller. The swing width transformer receives an input signal that ranges between a first level power... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8106701 | Level shifter with shoot-through current isolation A level shifter circuit suitable for high voltage applications with shoot-through current isolation is presented. The level shifter receives a first enable signal and receives an input voltage at a first node and supplies an output voltage at a second node. The circ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106700 | Wideband voltage translators In embodiments of the present invention, the problems of poor low-frequency response, slow speed, high cost and high power consumption in conventional voltage translators are addressed by processing high frequency and low frequency components of an input signal sepa... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106699 | High signal level compliant input/output circuits A level shifter has at least one of either a pull up or a pull down circuit. The circuit is made of electronic components with reliability limits less than a maximum signal level output by the level shifter. The level shifter also has a timing circuit coupled to at ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102199 | Ultra-low voltage level shifting circuit A voltage level shifting circuit for an integrated circuit system having an internal low voltage power supply (VCCL) and an external high voltage power supply (VCCH) is disclosed, the voltage level shifting circuit comprises a pair of cross coupled PMOS transistors ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8093939 | Level shift circuit and switching circuit including the same The level shift circuit that converts a level of an input signal into a level between a first and a second voltage, which is higher than the first voltage includes a select circuit that generates an oscillation signal, where at least a frequency or an amplitude of t... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093938 | Cascoded level shifter protection A cascoded level shifter for receiving an input signal in a low voltage range and for generating an output signal in a high voltage range is disclosed. The cascoded level shifter is subdivided into a first voltage section and a second voltage section, the first volt... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8085078 | Level shift circuit A level shift circuit includes a first resistor with one end connected to GND, a first transistor with a drain and a gate connected to the other end of the first resistor, and a source connected to a first power supply, a second transistor with a source connected to... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8063690 | Level shift circuit The invention provides a level shift circuit that prevents an offset when the supply voltage changes. A level shift circuit has a differential amplification circuit, a current generation circuit, a capacitor and a holding circuit. An input signal from the optical pi... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8063691 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device A semiconductor integrated circuit device provided with a first circuit block BLK1, a second circuit block DRV1 and a conversion circuit MIO1 for connecting the first circuit block to the second circuit block. The first circuit block includes a ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8063689 | Output stage system An output stage includes a system input and a system output, a first transistor having a first control input and a first controlled path, and a second transistor having a second control input and a second controlled path. The second controlled path is in series with... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8054123 | Fast differential level shifter and boot strap driver including the same A boot strap driver including a fast differential level shifter are disclosed. The fast differential level shifter may include a first differential amplifier differentially amplifying a pulse width modulation signal and an inverted pulse width modulation signal and ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054122 | Analog switch with a low flatness operating characteristic An analog switch includes a transistor whose source connected to a signal input and whose drain is connected to a signal output. An output of a gate control circuit is connected to the transistor gate. A first input of the gate control circuit is connected to the so... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8044700 | Systems including level shifter having voltage distributor An exemplary embodiment of such a system includes: a level shifter operative to transform an input signal into an output signal, the level shifter includes: a voltage distributor operative to receive the input signal and distribute potential levels at a first node a... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8044699 | Differential high voltage level shifter A level-shift circuit translates a control signal to a level-shifted output. The level-shift circuit includes a pulse generator circuit for providing Set and Reset pulses based on the control signal and a level-shift circuit for translating the Set and Reset pulses ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8030987 | Level shifter circuit and semiconductor device having the same A level shifter circuit includes a pull-up unit configured to pull up an output node to a second voltage level being higher than a first voltage level in response to an input signal swinging with an amplitude of the first voltage level, a pull-down unit configured t... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8018266 | Level shifting circuit A level shifting circuit including a driving circuit, a reset circuit, a coupling circuit and an output-stage circuit is provided. The driving circuit, controlled by the input signal, controls the first driving signal having a high voltage level in the first period ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8013655 | Apparatus and method for efficient level shift An apparatus is provided that uses a first level shifter for performing a voltage shift of a low level input signal of a first voltage domain to a high level output signal of a second voltage domain. The first level shifter comprises a storing element in the second ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013656 | Semicondutor integrated circuit device A semiconductor integrated circuit device including an I/O circuitry capable of low-voltage high-speed operation at low cost is provided. In the I/O circuitry, when an I/O voltage (for example, 3.3 V) is lowered to a predetermined voltage (for example, 1.8 V), porti... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8004340 | System and method for a semiconductor switch In one embodiment, a semiconductor circuit for coupling a first node to a second node includes a first transistor having a first terminal coupled to the first node, a second terminal coupled to the second node, and a control terminal coupled to a control node. The c... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8004339 | Apparatuses and methods for a level shifter with reduced shoot-through current A level-shifting circuit with reduced shoot-through current includes an output circuit comprising high-voltage devices with a pull-up circuit configured for pulling up a voltage on an output signal to a high voltage responsive to a high-side control signal. The outp... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999598 | High-voltage-tolerant linear scale-down circuit using low-voltage device A voltage scale down circuit includes an input node configured to receive a voltage input within an input voltage range. At least two voltage followers are coupled to the input node. The voltage scale down circuit also includes at least two scalers. Each scaler is c... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7994839 | Level shifter with boost and attenuation programming A level shifter configured to generate an output voltage having a shifted voltage level relative to an input voltage, the level shifter includes a first gain module having a first resistance, the first gain module to generate a first voltage based on the input volta... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7982525 | Systems and methods for driving high power stages using lower voltage processes In today's environment class-D amplifiers are used to provide an integrated solution for applications such as powered audio devices due to their advantages in power consumption and size over more traditional analog amplifiers. Due to power output requirements, the o... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982524 | Level shift circuit and semiconductor device thereof A level shift circuit and a semiconductor device are configured to prevent failure and malfunction even when an excessive negative voltage or ESD surge are applied to a high-voltage power supply terminal. The level shift circuit includes a level shift resistor, a cu... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977997 | Generating a full rail signal Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed, such as those that comprise a center-swing signal generator that includes a push-pull center-swing driver coupled to a common-mode pre-emphasis module, the center-swing signal generator to receive a low swing current mo... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977998 | Apparatus and method for testing level shifter voltage thresholds on an integrated circuit An apparatus and method for testing level shifter threshold voltages on an integrated circuit includes one or more level shifter modules each including a number of level shifter circuits. Each level shifter circuit may be coupled to a first and a second voltage supp... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973585 | Driver circuit A driver circuit including a pre-driver B1 that operates by receiving operating power from a first power supply VDDI, and a main-driver B2 that receives operating power from a second power supply VDDE, amplifies an output signal from the pre-driver B | 07/05/2011 |
| 7965121 | Multifunctional output drivers and multifunctional transmitters using the same A multifunctional output driver capable of transmitting signals of different interfaces in different modes is provided, in which first and second current sources are provided, and first to fourth switching devices are coupled between the first and second current sou... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7965123 | High boosting-ratio/low-switching-delay level shifter A circuit receives an input signal characterized by a first pair of rail voltages and generates in response thereto an output signal characterized by a second pair of rail voltages. The circuit comprises first and second transistors coupled in series between a high ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7965122 | System and method for providing a compatible signal to a medical device An interface system delivers an output signal having a first signal characteristic in response to first and second input signals having the first signal characteristic and a second, different signal characteristic. The interface system includes a signal input for re... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7961028 | Single supply pass gate level converter for multiple supply voltage system The present invention relates to a level converter used in a multiple supply voltage system that is required to design a low-power and high-performance semiconductor, and more particularly, to a single supply pass gate level converter (SPLC) for a multiple supply vo... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7952415 | Level shift circuit and display device having the same A level shift circuit includes a level shifter, the level shifter configured to receive input signals and generate level-shifted signals by level-shifting the input signals, an output buffer that includes a first sourcing circuit and a first sinking circuit, the fir... | 05/31/2011 |
