US Patent No: 5,726,588

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Differential-to-CMOS level converter having cross-over voltage adjustment

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Abstract

A differential-to-CMOS level converter includes a differential-to-CMOS conversion circuit, first and second buffers and a cross-over adjustment circuit. The conversion circuit has first and second differential input terminals and first and second complementary output terminals. The first buffer has a buffer input coupled to the first complementary output and has a buffer output. The second buffer has a buffer input coupled to the second complementary output and has a buffer output. The cross-over adjustment circuit has first and second voltage measurement inputs coupled to the first and second buffer outputs and has first and second offset current outputs coupled to the first and second buffer inputs, respectively.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
LSI LOGIC CORPORATIONMILPITAS, CA4131

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fiedler, Alan Mountain View, CA 25 204

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