Patent ID: 7078934

Claim:
A level conversion circuit comprising: a first transistor of a first conductive type which is connected between a supply node to which supply voltage is impressed and an output node; and a second transistor of a second conductive type which is connected between an input node to which an input signal is inputted and the output node; wherein a control electrode of the second transistor is connected to the supply node and a control electrode of the first transistor is connected to an output of a prescribed circuit to which the input signal is inputted, wherein an output signal is obtained from the output node, wherein the single supply voltage is set for the first and second transistors or the different supply voltages are separately set for the first and second transistors, wherein the supply voltage which corresponds to the first transistor is set to a value higher than high level of the input signal and the supply voltage which corresponds to the second transistor is set to a higher value than high level of the input signal, wherein degree of ON status of the first and second transistors is controlled according to difference between the supply voltages and voltage of the input signal, and wherein the input signal is converted to the output signal corresponding to the supply voltage.