IP Library Granted Patent US 9,685,203
Granted Patent B2
US 9,685,203 · App. 15/260,325 · Granted Jun 20, 2017

Power supply voltage switching circuit capable of preventing current leakage

Inventor: Kuo-Chun Huang (Chiayi, TW)
Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
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Patent No.
US 9,685,203
App. No.
15/260,325
Granted
Jun 20, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power supply voltage switching circuit includes a power selecting module, a level shifting module, and a supply switching module. The power selecting module receives a first supply signal and a second supply signal, and outputs an intermediate supply signal according to the first supply signal and the second supply signal. The level shifting module receives the intermediate supply signal as a power supply, and generates a first shifted signal and a second shifted signal by shifting voltage levels of a first control signal and a second control signal respectively. The supply switching module receives the first supply signal and a third supply signal, and generates an output signal according to the first shifted signal, the second shifted signal, the first control signal, and the second control signal.

Claims (43)

1. A power supply voltage switching circuit comprising:

a power selecting module configured to receive a first supply signal and a second supply signal, and output an intermediate supply signal according to the first supply signal and the second supply signal;

a level shifting module coupled to the power selecting module for receiving the intermediate supply signal as a power supply of the level shifting module, and configured to receive a first control signal and a second control signal, and generate a first shifted signal and a second shifted signal by shifting voltage levels of the first control signal and the second control signal respectively; and

a supply switching module comprising:

a first transistor having a first terminal configured to receive the first supply signal, a second terminal, and a control terminal configured to receive the first control signal;

a second transistor having a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor, a second terminal coupled to an output terminal of the power supply voltage switching circuit, and a control terminal configured to receive the first shifted signal;

a third transistor having a first terminal configured to receive a third supply signal, a second terminal, and a control terminal configured to receive the second control signal; and

a fourth transistor having a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the third transistor, a second terminal coupled to the output terminal of the power supply voltage switching circuit, and a control terminal configured to receive the second shifted signal;

wherein:

the first supply signal has a voltage between a first voltage and a second voltage;

the second supply signal has a voltage between the first voltage and a third voltage;

the third supply signal has a voltage between the first voltage and a fourth voltage;

the second voltage is greater than the third voltage;

the third voltage is greater than the fourth voltage; and

the fourth voltage is greater than the first voltage.

2. The power supply voltage switching circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor are P-type transistors.

3. The power supply voltage switching circuit of claim 1 , wherein the power selecting module comprises:

a fifth transistor having a first terminal configured to receive the second supply signal, a second terminal coupled to the level shifting module, and a control terminal configured to receive the first supply signal; and

a sixth transistor having a first terminal configured to receive the first supply signal, a second terminal coupled to the second terminal of the fifth transistor, and a control terminal configured to receive the second supply signal.

4. The power supply voltage switching circuit of claim 3 , wherein the fifth transistor and the sixth transistor are P-type transistors.

5. The power supply voltage switching circuit of claim 4 , wherein an N-well body of the fifth transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the fifth transistor, and an N-well body of the sixth transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the sixth transistor.

6. The power supply voltage switching circuit of claim 1 , wherein during a first mode of the power supply voltage switching circuit,

the first control signal is at the first voltage,

the first shifted signal is at the first voltage,

the second control signal is at the third voltage,

the second shifted signal is at a voltage substantially equal to a voltage of the intermediate supply signal, and

the output terminal of power supply voltage switching circuit outputs the first supply signal.

7. The power supply voltage switching circuit of claim 1 , wherein during a second mode of the power supply voltage switching circuit,

the first control signal is at the third voltage,

the first shifted signal is at a voltage substantially equal to a voltage of the intermediate supply signal,

the second control signal is at the first voltage,

the second shifted signal is at the first voltage, and

the output terminal of power supply voltage switching circuit outputs the third supply signal.

8. The power supply voltage switching circuit of claim 1 , wherein during a third mode of the power supply voltage switching circuit,

the first control signal is at the third voltage,

the first shifted signal is at a voltage substantially equal to a voltage of the intermediate supply signal,

the second control signal is at the third voltage,

the second shifted signal is at a voltage substantially equal to the voltage of the intermediate supply signal, and

the output terminal of power supply voltage switching circuit is floating.

9. The power supply voltage switching circuit of claim 1 , wherein when the first control signal is at the third voltage, the first shifted signal generated by the level shifting module is at a voltage substantially equal to a voltage of the intermediate supply signal.

10. The power supply voltage switching circuit of claim 1 , wherein when the first control signal is at the first voltage, the first shifted signal generated by the level shifting module is at the first voltage.

11. The power supply voltage switching circuit of claim 1 , wherein when the second control signal is at the third voltage, the second shifted signal generated by the level shifting module is at a voltage substantially equal to a voltage of the intermediate supply signal.

12. The power supply voltage switching circuit of claim 1 , wherein when the second control signal is at the first voltage, the second shifted signal generated by the level shifting module is at the first voltage.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2016
From: HUANG, KUO-CHUN
To: EMEMORY TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 039680/0761 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62216378 · Sep 10, 2015
Related Publication 20170077920A1 · Mar 16, 2017