Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Signal converting – shaping – or generating – Amplitude control
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-09
2011-08-09
Wells, Kenneth B. (Department: 2816)
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Signal converting, shaping, or generating
Amplitude control
C326S080000, C326S081000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07994839
ABSTRACT:
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 voltage and the first resistance. A load module having a second resistance, the load module to generate a second voltage based on the first voltage and the second resistance. A second gain module having a third resistance, the second gain module to generate a third voltage based on one of the second voltage and the third resistance or the first voltage and the third resistance; and an output driver to output the output voltage having the shifted voltage level based on the third voltage.
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Wells Kenneth B.
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