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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Tsutomu Murata, Mizuho, JP;
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); G01R 31/3185 (2006.01); G05F 1/618 (2006.01); H02H 7/12 (2006.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/1588 (2013.01); G01R 31/318572 (2013.01); G05F 1/618 (2013.01); H02H 7/1213 (2013.01); H02M 3/156 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise methods and apparatus for an integrated circuit (IC). The methods and apparatus may comprise an integrated circuit comprising a sensor circuit and a driver circuit coupled to the sensor circuit. The driver circuit may include an amplifier configured to generate a bias voltage, a signal converter circuit coupled to the amplifier, and a control circuit coupled to the amplifier. The control circuit may comprise a switch responsive to a control signal and a transistor coupled to the switch.