Patent ID: 6982571
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: H03K

Abstract:
1. A method for translating voltage levels of digital signals, said method comprising: providing a first digital signal operating between a first voltage and a second voltage, the first voltage corresponding to a logic 0 and the second voltage corresponding to a logic 1; providing the first digital signal as an input to a capacitive element, an output of the capacitive element being electrically connected in parallel to a first branch and a second branch, the first branch being electrically connected to a third voltage, the second branch being electrically connected to a fourth voltage; and causing the first and second voltages to interact with the first branch and the second branch such that a second digital signal is produced, the second digital signal operating between the third voltage and the fourth voltage; wherein the first branch comprises a first diode and a first RC circuit electrically connected in parallel, and the second branch comprises a second diode and a second RC circuit electrically connected in parallel.