US Patent Issued to Skyworks Solutions on June 23 for "Low leakage level shifter" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,598, issued on June 23, was assigned to Skyworks Solutions Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Low leakage level shifter" was invented by Vinay Kundur (Milpitas, Calif.) and Christopher Donald Nilson (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A level shifter having: an input configured to receive an input signal, an output configured to provide an output signal, a voltage rail configured to provide a rail voltage, at least two diodes including a first and second diode connected in series between the voltage rail and the input, at least three switches, and a capacitor. The at least three switches include a first switch coupled between the v...