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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
May. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Dinesh Jain, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/22 (2006.01); H03K 5/24 (2006.01); H03K 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/2481 (2013.01); H03K 5/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A comparator includes an input stage having a differential input and an output, wherein the voltage at the output is in response to the voltage at the input. The comparator further includes a current limiter for limiting the current flow through the input stage, wherein the current flow through the input stage is in response to the voltage at the input.