Level shifter with automatic direction sensing
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsDeric Wayne Waters, Roland Son, Sualp Aras, Ralph Braxton Wade, III
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AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsDeric Wayne Waters, Roland Son, Sualp Aras, Ralph Braxton Wade, III
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A bidirectional level shifter circuit includes first and second driver circuits, first and second comparators, and a control circuit. The first driver circuit includes a first driver output and a first enable input. The second driver circuit includes a second driver output and a second enable input. The first comparator includes a first comparator output, a first reference input, and a first comparator input that is coupled to the second driver output. The second comparator includes a second comparator output, a second reference input, and a second comparator input is coupled to the first driver output. The control circuit includes a first control input coupled to the first comparator output, a second control input coupled to the second comparator output, a first control output coupled to the first enable input, and a second control output coupled to the second enable input.
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