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A novel process variation tolerant single-supply true voltage level shifter (SS-TVLS) design is presented in this chapter. It is referred to as “true” since it can handle both low-to-high, or high-to-low voltage level conversions. The SS-TVLS is the first published VLS design, which can handle both low-to-high and high-to-low voltage translation without a need for a control signal. The use of a single supply voltage reduces circuit complexity, by eliminating the need for routing both supply voltages. The proposed circuit was extensively simulated in a 90 nm technology using SPICE. Simulation results demonstrate that the level shifter is able to perform voltage level shifting with low leakage for both low-to-high, as well as high-to-low voltage level translation. The proposed SS-TVLS is also more tolerant to process and temperature variations, compared with a combination of an inverter along with the nontrue VLS.
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Garg, R., Khatri, S.P. (2010). Process Variation Tolerant Single-supply True Voltage Level Shifter. In: Analysis and Design of Resilient VLSI Circuits. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0931-2_10
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