High-Speed Low-Power Low Voltage CMOS Level Converter

[[abstract]]The level converter is an important component in Multiple Supply Voltage (MSV) circuits. In CMOS logic, the conversion of signal from lower voltage level to higher one requires special circuitry. In this paper, we propose a level converter circuit, which provides both fast voltage level shifting and lower power consumption. Based on the HSPICE simulation and evaluation of the proposed circuit, the power consumption is reduced by more than 100% and speed up to 90% compared with Dual Cascode Voltage Switch (DCVS), and the proposed circuit can operate from 1.2V shift to 5V level. The proposed circuit is cruciaLfor high-speed low-power applications, such as MSV systems and 10 buffer. Key words : Level converter. Dual cascode voltage switch. Multiple supply voltage Chien-Cheng Yu:lnstructor, Department of Electrical Engineerin