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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
May. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jikai Chen, Allen, TX (US);
Yanli Fan, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); H03K 5/08 (2006.01); H03K 3/356 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/018521 (2013.01); H03K 3/356113 (2013.01); H03K 3/356165 (2013.01); H03K 5/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
In examples, an apparatus comprises a pin, an input buffer coupled to the pin at an output of the input buffer, a voltage divider circuit coupled to the input buffer at an input of the input buffer, a first current mirror coupled to the input buffer, and a second current mirror coupled to the input buffer. The apparatus also comprises a first output buffer coupled between the input buffer and the first current mirror, and a second output buffer coupled between the input buffer and the second current mirror.