Monday, December 13, 2004

Sizing level shifter

Below is the schematic of a simple level shifter.



Sizing this circuit is not trivial. There is some feedback involved. I think MN1 and MN2 should be stronger than the PMOS transistors. Otherwise out does not become zero. For WP=2.5*WN, I used the following sizing for the transistors:


  • MN1 : 5*WN
  • MN2 : 5*WN
  • MP1 : WP
  • MP2 : 2*WP
  • inverter : 3x standard size (NMOS=3*WN, PMOS=3*WP)

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