Patent ID: 8410816

Claim:
A receiver adapted to receive an input signal having a first voltage swing and to generate an output signal having a second voltage swing, the output signal being indicative of the input signal, the second voltage swing being greater than the first voltage swing, the receiver comprising: at least one sense amplifier, the at least one sense amplifier comprising: a first transistor of a first conductivity type, the first transistor having a first source/drain adapted for connection with a first voltage supply, a gate adapted for receiving a first control signal, and a second source/drain; a second transistor of a second conductivity type, the second transistor having a first source/drain adapted for connection with a second voltage supply, a second source/drain connected to the second source/drain of the first transistor and forming a first output of the sense amplifier, and a gate adapted for connection with a second control signal via a capacitive element; and a switching circuit operative to selectively couple the input signal with the gate of the second transistor as a function of a third control signal, the third control signal being indicative of a voltage generated at the first output of the sense amplifier; wherein the sense amplifier is operative in a first mode to store charge in the capacitive element, and is operative in a second mode to impart a voltage on the gate of the second transistor which is indicative of the charge stored in the capacitive element.