CMOS voltage translator or level shifter with input voltage outside power supply

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Is there an CMOS voltage translator or level shifter that works with the input voltage
outside of power supply range?
My power supply is 1.2V but the input voltage ranges from -0.4V to 1.3V.
I want to shift the input voltage to some level that is within the power supply range.
Thank you.
 

Resistive dividers might be able to do the job. One potentiometer attenuates the incoming signal. Another potentiometer applies a portion of the supply voltage.

 

Thank you for the idea.
Actually, it works perfectly and I did use it before. However in order to reduce power consumption I have to use big resistors. This causes some problem related to chip size and low transient response. For that reason, I would like to replace it by a CMOS circuit so the area can be reduced significantly.
 

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