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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7884651 | Comparator An electronic device compares a first voltage with a selected first reference voltage or second reference voltage. The electronic device includes a comparator having a first input receiving the first voltage, a second input receiving the selected reference voltage a... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7403051 | Determining voltage level validity for a power-on reset condition Determining voltage level validity for a power-on reset condition is described. A supply voltage is applied to an integrated circuit. An oscillating signal is generated responsive to the supply voltage applied. A counting occurs responsive to oscillations of the osc... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7382167 | Circuit and method for controlling hysteresis for bilevel signal transitions An output signal is controlled with adjustable hysteresis in response to a variable voltage input signal. One or more signals derived from the input signal are respectively compared with first and second reference voltages of different magnitudes. The output signal ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7363568 | System and method for testing differential signal crossover using undersampling System and method for testing differential signal crossover in high-speed electronic equipment. A preferred embodiment comprises a test circuit coupled to a device under test (DUT) and an automatic test equipment (ATE). The test circuit comprises a pair of window co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340186 | Discrimination phase margin monitor circuit, transmitting/receiving device and communication system The discrimination phase margin monitor circuit (10) of the present invention comprises a first discrimination circuit (11 and 12) discriminating an input data signal using a clock signal extracted from the input data signal, a second discrimina... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7271579 | AC signal level detection circuit An AC voltage generated by an AC power source 1 is rectified by a full-wave rectifying circuit 2, which generates a rectified voltage. An internal regulator 33 performs waveform shaping of the rectified voltage. A comparator 42 compares t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7233173 | System and method for providing a low jitter data receiver for serial links with a regulated single ended phase interpolator A system and method is disclosed for providing a clock and data recovery circuit that comprises a low jitter data receiver. The low jitter data receiver comprises a phase interpolator, an amplifier unit and a data sampling comparator. The phase interpolator and the ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7133153 | Printhead having digital circuit and analog circuit, and printing apparatus using the same In a printhead having an element substrate on which a digital circuit including a printing element and a drive circuit for driving the printing element in accordance with input print data, and an analog circuit including a detection circuit for obtaining information... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130340 | Noise margin self-diagnostic receiver logic A noise margin self-diagnostic receiver circuit has been developed. The self-diagnostic circuit includes one comparator for comparing the signal voltage to a high reference voltage, a second comparator for comparing the signal voltage to a low reference voltage, and... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7061282 | Differential signal pairs generator A device for generating a pair of true/complementary-phase logic signals is provided. The device comprises a single-end to true/complementary-phase signal conversion circuit, a first stage circuit and a differential amplifier. The conversion circuit receives a singl... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7045802 | Method and apparatus for coincidence imaging digital triggering A method for operating a coincidence imaging system is provided. The method includes receiving samples from a detector output and determining an intersection of a first line corresponding to a baseline portion of the detector output samples and a second line corresp... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034598 | Switching point detection circuit and semiconductor device using the same A switching point detection circuit for detecting a switching point according to a fabrication condition of a MOS transistor includes a reference voltage generation circuit for generating a reference voltage, a first CMOS inverter circuit for receiving the reference... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027333 | High reliability triple redundant memory element with integrated testability and voting structures on each latch In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a circuit and method for a high reliability triple redundant latch with integrated testability. Three settable memory elements set an identical logical value into each settable memory element. After the settable memo... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6992512 | Output buffer The present invention is related an output buffer that has one input pin and produces a two-bit output. The input levels are a ground voltage, a supply voltage, and a voltage that is halfway between ground and supply. The invention is related to producing a minimal ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6980475 | Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device has an external terminal receptive of a voltage for switching an operation mode. A protective transistor is connected between the external terminal and a ground. The protective transistor has a drain region and a gate electrode surround... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6922086 | Method and apparatus for generating an input switching reference A method and apparatus for generating a reference voltage potential, also known as an input switching reference, using differential clock signals or other differential signals that ideally have a 180 degree phase shift is provided. The differential signals are gener... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6906568 | Hysteresis comparing device with constant hysteresis width and the method thereof A hysteresis comparing device with constant hysteresis width and the method thereof, which can respectively receive a first signal and a second signal and can output a digital signal. The hysteresis comparing device includes a threshold voltage generator, a multiple... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6819146 | Data receiver and data receiving method using signal integration A data receiver and data receiving method using signal integration and capable of reducing high-frequency noises generated upon high-speed data detection. The data receiver includes an integration amplification circuit receiving at least two differential reference s... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6700416 | Input buffer and method for voltage level detection An improved input buffer circuit and method configured for voltage detection is provided that can facilitate use of a mid-level voltage for testing purposes. An exemplary input buffer configured for voltage detection comprises a reference generator and a ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6677785 | Power level detection circuit A power level detection circuit detects the voltage level of a power source. The power level detection circuit has a first voltage level detector having an input coupled to the power source and outputting a first signal representative of an upper boundary... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6674319 | Power down mode signaled by differential transmitter's high-Z state detected by receiver sensing same voltage on differential lines A power-down signal is encoded into a differential pair of lines between two chips. When the differential transmitter powers down, it enters a high-impedance state and floats the differential lines. A shunt resistor between a pair of differential lines eq... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6628147 | Comparator having reduced sensitivity to offset voltage and timing errors A comparator comprises a switching means for supplying two different threshold voltages to the comparator upon a first and a second control signal, respectively. The second control signal is enabled by a rising or a falling edge of the comparator output t... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6605966 | Apparatus and method for testing crossover voltage of differential signals An apparatus and method for processing a differential-type signal transmitted through a pair of data lines. First, a voltage range defined by an upper reference and a lower reference and a logic pattern are provided. Then, the signal is tested to generate... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6597224 | Hysteresis comparing device with constant hysteresis width A hysteresis comparing device with constant hysteresis width, which can respectively receive a first signal and a second signal and can output a digital signal. The hysteresis comparing device includes a threshold voltage generator, a multiplexer, and a n... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6593801 | Power down mode signaled by differential transmitter's high-Z state detected by receiver sensing same voltage on differential lines A power-down signal is encoded into a differential pair of lines between two chips. When the differential transmitter powers down, it enters a high-impedance state and floats the differential lines A shunt resistor between a pair of differential lines equ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6556050 | High speed signal window detection A window detector circuit for high frequency applications includes a differential amplifier that has two inputs which receive a differential voltage signal. A bias network, having a balancing node, connected between the two inputs. An output transistor, e... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6545510 | Input buffer and method for voltage level detection An improved input buffer circuit and method configured for voltage detection is provided that can facilitate use of a mid-level voltage for testing purposes. An exemplary input buffer configured for voltage detection comprises a reference generator and a ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6404242 | Comparator circuit A comparator circuit is described and contains a comparator, which is provided with an operating point. A montioring circuit suppresses undesired signal bouncing at the output. The bouncing is produced by interferences of the input signal. The monitoring ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6362663 | Comparator circuit for positive and negative signals having zero consumption and suitable for devices with single positive power supply A comparator circuit for positive and negative signals having zero consumption and suitable for devices with a single positive power supply includes a first and second comparator connected in parallel and receiving a common input signal and, respectively,... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6222398 | Voltage detecting circuit The present invention provides a voltage detecting circuit comprising: at least a low voltage detecting circuit for detecting that a power voltage is lower than at least a predetermined reference voltage; at least a high voltage detecting circuit for dete... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6204701 | Power up detection circuit A power-up detection circuit to produce a power-up detection signal detects a reference voltage of a device. After a power-up detection has been produced, a DC current path to ground is established to conduct DC current to reset the power-up detection cir... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6177815 | High bandwidth mean absolute value signal detector with hysteresis and tunability A improved signal detector is provided. The signal detector includes a linear amplifier receiving the input signal and providing an amplified signal. A full-wave rectifier is coupled to the linear amplifier and provides a rectified signal. A low-pass filt... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5999425 | Charge pump architecture for integrated circuit The present invention concerns an improved charge pump. The charge pump efficiently charges a voltage signal while reducing its power consumption. The charge pump includes at least one diode configured to receive a voltage signal. Coupled to the diode(s) ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5939905 | Loop control detection circuit and method for detecting current feedback A loop control detection circuit (100) is provided for detecting feedback values in a current feedback control loop to determine if the control loop is in or out of control.... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5892670 | Charge pump architecture The present invention concerns an improved charge pump. The charge pump efficiently charges a voltage signal while reducing its power consumption. The charge pump includes at least one diode configured to receive a voltage signal. Coupled to the diode(s) ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5856751 | Method and apparatus for monitoring an alternating signal An arrangement for monitoring an alternating signal with respect to its state as mark-to-space ratio or direct-current component, in which the alternating signal is modified so that its mark-to-space ratio or direct-current component can be detected by si... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5856750 | Interface circuit having receiving side circuit for controlling logical threshold values In an interface circuit having a transmitting side circuit, a receiving side circuit and a transmission path connecting the transmitting side circuit and the receiving side circuit in a transmission system for transmitting a predetermined signal between t... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5736875 | Discrimination circuit capable of automatically optimizing discrimination level and discrimination phase In controlling a discrimination level V1, V1 is controlled so that discrimination results based on discrimination levels V1 +ƊV and V1 -ƊV each become equal to the discrimination result based on the discrimina... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5731719 | Phase detector for a ternary signal A method and apparatus for recovering timing information from a ternary signal includes transforming a ternary signal into a binary signal while retaining the necessary timing information. A two facet circuit initially receives a ternary signal, one that ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5705944 | Method and device for detecting internal resistance voltage drop on a chip The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting voltage drops on an IC chip. The device operates by using a reference voltage to detect the voltage range of a local voltage. A multiple number of reference voltages are used (or predeter... | 01/06/1998 |
