Method and apparatus for translating signals

A method of transmitting data signals in an integrated computer system having a logic section and a memory core section, the method of transmitting data comprising the steps of:

• outputting from the logic section a data signal that has voltage swings between ground and a voltage level of a logic power supply;
• automatically monitoring at the memory core section the voltage level of the logic power supply;
• generating a reference voltage signal representative of a voltage proportional to the monitored voltage level of the logic power supply;
• determining a difference between the reference voltage signal and the data signal output in said outputting step;
• producing an output voltage signal at the memory core section at a voltage level substantially equal to ground or a voltage level of a core power supply of the memory core section in response to the difference between the reference voltage signal generated in said generating step and the data signal output in said outputting step;
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• storing in a random access memory of the memory core section the output voltage signal produced by said producing step.