Level translation in one direction requires half of the open-drain translation circuit (a). For a low-to-high transition, RC effects do not appear until the output rises to about 0.5 V below the lower supply voltage (b). The circuit also works for transla
| Authors | CC Poon, Edward Chui |
| Main Document | Article «Low-voltage interface circuits translate 1.8 to 5V» |
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- Article «Low-voltage interface circuits translate 1.8 to 5V»
- Figure 1. An open-collector or open-drain circuit (a) typically interfaces between two systems that operate at two arbitrary voltages. A diode-based circuit (b) can extract the lower operating voltage
- Figure 2. Level translation in one direction requires half of the open-drain translation circuit (a). For a low-to-high transition, RC effects do not appear until the output rises to about 0.5 V below the lower supply voltage (b). The circuit also works for transla
- Figure 3. The ultimate 1-to-5V up-shifting driver in the laboratory produces a symmetrical delay of 6 nsec using three-fourths of an MPQ2369 when driving a single 74AC541 buffer
