EP 0864203 A4 20010207 - HIGH VOLTAGE LEVEL SHIFTING CMOS BUFFER
Title (en)
HIGH VOLTAGE LEVEL SHIFTING CMOS BUFFER
Title (de)
CMOS-PEGELSCHIEBEPUFFER FÜR HOHE SPANNUNGEN
Title (fr)
TAMPON CMOS DE COMMUTATION DE NIVEAU DE HAUTE TENSION
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9716922 W 19970925
- US 72392596 A 19961001
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9815060A1] A voltage level shifting complementary metal-oxide-silicon (CMOS) buffer (30-47) is arranged and configured to operate in two distinct modes - one of which is high voltage and the other low voltage - depending on the level of the supply voltage (40) to the buffer relative to the operating voltage (VDD) of a device in which the buffer is integrated. In the high voltage mode, in which the supply voltage level exceeds the operating voltage level, the buffer is constrained to perform as a high voltage level shifter. In the low voltage mode, in which the supply voltage level is equal to or less than the operating voltage level, the buffer is constrained to perform as a CMOS logic gate.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G11C 16/06 (2006.01); H03K 3/356 (2006.01); H03K 17/10 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
H03K 3/356113 (2013.01 - EP KR); H03K 17/102 (2013.01 - EP KR); H03K 19/018521 (2013.01 - KR)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 5243236 A 19930907 - MCDANIEL BART R [US]
- [A] US 5175512 A 19921229 - SELF PAUL W [US]
- [A] WO 9519658 A1 19950720 - F P D TECHNOLOGY INC [US]
- [A] US 5559464 A 19960924 - ORII TOSHIO [JP], et al
- [A] EP 0696850 A1 19960214 - CIRRUS LOGIC INC [US]
- [A] EP 0599273 A2 19940601 - SONY CORP [JP]
- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 06 28 June 1996 (1996-06-28) & US 5825205 A 19981020 - OHTSUKA NOBUAKI [US]
- See references of WO 9815060A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9815060 A1 19980409; EP 0864203 A1 19980916; EP 0864203 A4 20010207; JP H11500896 A 19990119; KR 19990071743 A 19990927; TW 357361 B 19990501
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9716922 W 19970925; EP 97943473 A 19970925; JP 51661698 A 19970925; KR 19980704021 A 19980529; TW 86114170 A 19970930