Patent ID: 8598916

Claim:
A circuit comprising: a first level shifting circuit comprising: a first latching differential pair having first and second inputs for receiving first and second input signals, first and second outputs, and first and second power supply voltage terminals for receiving a first power supply voltage; a second latching differential pair having first and second inputs coupled to the first and second outputs of the first latching differential pair, an output, and first and second power supply voltage terminals for receiving a second power supply voltage, the second power supply voltage being different from the first power supply voltage; a first plurality of delay elements coupled in series and having an input coupled to the output of the second latching differential pair, and an output; a first gate driver circuit having an input coupled to the output of the first plurality of delay elements; and an output; and a first drive transistor having a first current electrode coupled to the first power supply voltage terminal, a control electrode coupled to the output of the first gate driver circuit, and a second current electrode coupled to an output terminal of the circuit.