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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Ams Ag, Premstaetten, AT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AMS AG, Premstaetten, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H03K 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2013.01); H01L 31/02027 (2013.01); H03K 5/2472 (2013.01); G01J 2001/442 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A avalanche diode arrangement comprises an avalanche diode () that is coupled to a first voltage terminal () and to a first node (), a latch comparator () with a first input () coupled to the first node (), a second input () for receiving a reference voltage (VREF) and an enable input () for receiving a comparator enable signal (CLK), and a quenching circuit () coupled to the first node ().