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公开(公告)号:US10128846B2
公开(公告)日:2018-11-13
申请号:US15478063
申请日:2017-04-03
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Yeshwanth Kumar Mallavajula , Wilson Chen , Chiew-Guan Tan
IPC: H03K19/00 , H03K17/687 , H03K19/0185 , H03K17/06
Abstract: The disclosure relates to a data level shifter circuit including a boost circuit configured to generate a boosted input data signal based on a transition of an input data signal; a first input transistor including a first control signal configured to receive the input data signal; a second input transistor including a second control terminal configured to receive the boosted input data signal, wherein the first and second input transistors are coupled in parallel between a node and a lower voltage rail; and a latch circuit configured to generate an output data signal based on the input data signal, wherein the latch circuit is coupled between an upper voltage rail and the node.
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公开(公告)号:US09614529B1
公开(公告)日:2017-04-04
申请号:US15012696
申请日:2016-02-01
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Wilson Chen , Chiew-Guan Tan , Reza Jalilizeinali
IPC: H03K3/00 , H03K19/0185
CPC classification number: H03K19/018507 , H03K19/0016 , H03K19/018514
Abstract: An input/output (I/O) driver that includes circuitry for over-voltage protection of first and second FETs coupled in series between a first rail and an output, and third and fourth FETs coupled between the output and a second rail. The circuitry is configured to generate a gate bias voltage for the second FET that transitions from high to low bias voltages state when the output voltage (VPAD) begins transitioning from low to high logic voltages, and transitions back to the high bias voltage while VPAD continues to transition towards the high logic voltage. Further, the circuitry is configured to generate a gate bias voltage for the third FET that transitions from low to high bias voltages when VPAD begins transitioning from high to low logic voltages, and transitions back to the low bias voltage while VPAD continues to transition towards the low logic voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US09800230B1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-24
申请号:US15197589
申请日:2016-06-29
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Wilson Chen , Chiew-Guan Tan , Reza Jalilizeinali
CPC classification number: H03K3/012 , G06F1/24 , H03K3/0375 , H03K5/19 , H03K17/223
Abstract: A latch-based power-on checker (POC) circuit for mitigating potential problems arising from an improper power-up sequence between different power domains (e.g., core and input/output (I/O)) on a system-on-chip (SoC) integrated circuit (IC). In one example, the core power domain having a first voltage (CX) should power up before the I/O power domain having a second voltage (PX), where PX>CX. If PX ramps up before CX, the POC circuit produces a signal indicating an improper power-up sequence, which causes the I/O pads to be placed in a known state. After CX subsequently ramps up, the POC circuit returns to a passive (LOW) state. If CX should subsequently collapse while PX is still up, the POC circuit remains LOW until PX also collapses.
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公开(公告)号:US09735763B1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-15
申请号:US15083030
申请日:2016-03-28
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Wilson Chen , Chiew-Guan Tan , Sumit Rao
IPC: H03K5/08 , H03K19/003 , H03K5/24
CPC classification number: H03K5/08 , G06F13/4072 , H03K5/24 , H03K19/00315 , H03K19/018514
Abstract: An input receiver for stepping down a high power domain input signal for a high power domain powered by a high power supply voltage into an output signal for a low power domain includes a waveform splitter. The waveform splitter splits the high power domain input signal into a high voltage signal and a low voltage signal. A high voltage input receiver receives the high voltage signal to produce a received high voltage that is level shifted into a first input signal. A low voltage input receiver receives the low voltage signal to produce a second input signal. A logic circuit generates the output signal from the first input signal and the second input signal.
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公开(公告)号:US20180287609A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-04
申请号:US15478063
申请日:2017-04-03
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Yeshwanth Kumar Mallavajula , Wilson Chen , Chiew-Guan Tan
IPC: H03K19/00 , H03K17/687 , H03K19/0185
CPC classification number: H03K19/0013 , H03K3/356017 , H03K3/356034 , H03K3/35613 , H03K17/063 , H03K17/6872 , H03K19/018521 , H03K19/018528
Abstract: The disclosure relates to a data level shifter circuit including a boost circuit configured to generate a boosted input data signal based on a transition of an input data signal; a first input transistor including a first control signal configured to receive the input data signal; a second input transistor including a second control terminal configured to receive the boosted input data signal, wherein the first and second input transistors are coupled in parallel between a node and a lower voltage rail; and a latch circuit configured to generate an output data signal based on the input data signal, wherein the latch circuit is coupled between an upper voltage rail and the node.
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