A Low Voltage To High Voltage Level Shifter Circuit For Mems Application

High voltage 15 v drivers are integrated into the vlsi chip for mems application with the development of soc technology.

A low voltage to high voltage level shifter circuit for mems application.

It converts the low voltage control signal to high voltage control signal. An inverting buffer stage is connected to a supply voltage and coupled to the input voltage divider s output. For a chip level dvs system level shifters are required between core circuits and i o circuits interface where low voltage logic. The pre driver circuit which generates the pull up and pull down signal is mainly a voltage level shifter circuit.

The interface of a low voltage and high voltage gates. Conclusion a low voltage to high voltage level shifter circuit for mems application is designed using normal low voltage devices. In 12 the authors presented a low to high voltage level shifter for use in a vlsi chip for mems applications. It features zero dc current consumption while reduces internal voltage swing.

It converts the low voltage control signal to high voltage control signal. A shifter circuit comprises in one embodiment an input voltage divider stage comprising multiple transistors arranged in a transistor stack defining a plurality of intermediate nodes. Li and bogdan m. It converts the low voltage control signal to high voltage control signal.

Conventional voltage level shifter circuit using high voltage nmos and high. This approach also requires dual supply voltages. The simulation result indicates that the magnitude of the vgs. High voltage 15 v drivers are integrated into the vlsi chip for mems application with the development of soc technology.

Processing such as delay and frequency control in low voltage domain following by a level shifter to shift up the signal to high voltage domain as illustrated in fig. The pre driver circuit which generates the pull up and pull down signal is mainly a voltage level shifter circuit. Simulation result of the proposed voltage level shifter circuit. Wilamowski journal proceedings of the 15th biennial university government industry microelectronics symposium cat.

10 1109 ugim 2003 1225712 a low voltage to high voltage level shifter circuit for mems application article pan2003alv title a low voltage to high voltage level shifter circuit for mems application author dong pan and harry w. The pre driver circuit which generates the pull up and pull down signal is mainly a voltage level shifter circuit. The level shifter is a key circuit component in multi voltage circuits and has important implementation 15.