Voltage translator

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H03K 19/018 (2006.01)

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CA 1194146

ABSTRACT: "Voltage translator." A bipolar voltage translator contains a pair of differentially-coupled transistors for converting an input voltage supplied to the base of a first (Q1) of the pair into an output voltage taken between a first resistor (R9) and the collector of the second (Q2) of the pair. A second resistor (R12) is coupled between a VEE supply and a current-source transistor (Q4) which supplies current to the differential pair. The current-source transistor is controlled by a reference voltage which equals VEE + (1 + ?) VBE where ? is in the range 0.2 to 3Ø The ratio of the first resistor to the second resistor is desirably .beta./? where .beta. VBE is the output voltage swing. Circuitry such as a Schottky diode (S4) is coupled between the emitters of the differential Pair to prevent the emitter-base junction of the second transistor from break- ing down. Where the transistors are NPN devices and .beta. equals 1, the output voltage is provided at levels suitable for current tree logic.

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