Level shifter with reduced leakage current and block driver...

Details Level shifter with reduced leakage current and block driver... Level shifter with reduced leakage current and block driver...

2006-11-28

2009-02-17

Le, Dinh T. (Department: 2816)

Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and

Signal converting, shaping, or generating

Amplitude control

C326S063000, C326S081000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07492206

ABSTRACT:
A level shifter is disclosed and generates an output signal having a swing voltage shifted by a positive boost voltage with respect to an input signal. The level shifter comprises; an enable unit adapted to enable the output signal in response to the input signal, and a disable unit adapted to disable the output signal in response to the input signal. The enable unit comprises; a shifting voltage terminal adapted to receive the boost voltage, a control node, a shifting unit disposed between the shifting voltage terminal and the control node and responsive to the output signal, such that a voltage having a difference with the boost voltage lower than a voltage of the output signal is provided to the control node, whereby the output signal is boosted by the positive boost voltage, a control PMOS transistor disposed between the control node and the output signal and gated by the input signal, and bulk voltage generation unit adapted to generate a predetermined bulk voltage having a voltage difference with the boost voltage lower than that of the control node to a bulk of the control PMOS transistor.

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