Title :
Low-power static and dynamic high-voltage CMOS level-shifter circuits
Author :
Khorasani, Maziyar ; Van den Berg, Leendert ; Marshall, Philip ; Zargham, Meysam ; Gaudet, Vincent ; Elliott, Duncan ; Martel, Stephane
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Abstract :
Pseudo-NMOS level-shifters consume large static current making them unsuitable for portable devices implemented with HV CMOS. Dynamic level-shifters help reduce power consumption. To reduce on-current to a minimum (sub-nanoamp), modifications are proposed to existing pseudo-NMOS and dynamic level-shifter circuits. A low power three transistor static level-shifter design with a resistive load is also presented.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; network synthesis; dynamic high-voltage CMOS level-shifter circuits; dynamic level-shifter circuits; low-power static; portable devices; pseudo-NMOS level-shifters; three transistor static level-shifter design; Breakdown voltage; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Communication industry; Dynamic voltage scaling; Energy consumption; Integrated circuit technology; MOS devices; MOSFETs; Vehicle dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2008. ISCAS 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1683-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1684-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2008.4541825
