Use of buck-boost circuits in switching-regulator ICs. Considerations in level-shift circuit design. Switching regulators with internal level shifting. The magnitude of the negative voltage generated ...

Level-shifters are an indispensable circuit in multi-power-domain SoCs. Many techniques and architectures have been proposed to enhance the performance of these circuits. Inverter-based level shifters ...

Five new Apple patents have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each. Patent number 7,834,662 is for a level shifter with embedded logic and low minimum voltage. In ...

Several Apple patents have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each. Patent number 7994820 is for a level shifter with embedded logic and low minimum voltage. Per ...

Voltage level shifters are pivotal components in modern CMOS integrated circuits, facilitating robust interfacing between domains operating at disparate voltage levels. Recent advancements in this ...

VLSI technology is enabling the realization of complex System on Chip (SoC) designs where different parts of a system, such as analog and digital circuits, as well as passive components, are ...

Because digital systems often have only a single-polarity power supply, a common problem becomes translating an opposite-polarity pulse train into a positive-or negative-pulse output. Here are some ...