Patents by Inventor Abdul Qayyum Kashmiri

Abdul Qayyum Kashmiri has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5883528
    Abstract: An input circuit to a semiconductor device may selectively accept different voltage logic levels (e.g., TTL or CMOS) as selected by a preset selection signal. The selection signal activates an N-type or P-type transistor in the input circuit which alters the threshold switching voltage of the input circuit logic. By altering the input threshold voltage, both TTL and CMOS input signals may be correctly triggered. An additional circuitry may be provided to allow a low voltage circuit (e.g., 3.3 Volts) to be tolerant of higher voltage inputs (e.g., 5 Volts). An isolation transistor isolates the input of the circuit from the high voltage signal, while a pulldown transistor pulls a high logic, high voltage signal down to supply voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Abdul Qayyum Kashmiri, Junaid Ahmed Ahmed, Han My Kim