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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Siang Tong Tan, Dallas, TX (US);
Gangqiang Zhang, Plano, TX (US);
Angelo William Pereira, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/575 (2006.01); G01R 31/01 (2020.01); G01R 31/64 (2020.01); H03K 3/037 (2006.01); H03K 19/20 (2006.01); G05F 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/64 (2020.01); G01R 31/016 (2013.01); G05F 1/56 (2013.01); G05F 1/575 (2013.01); H03K 3/037 (2013.01); H03K 19/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a resistor having a resistor terminal. The apparatus includes a capacitor coupled to the resistor terminal. The apparatus includes a transistor having a current terminal and a gate. The gate is coupled to the resistor terminal and coupled to the capacitor. The apparatus includes a comparator having a comparator input and a comparator output. The comparator input is coupled to the current terminal. The apparatus includes a latch having a latch input coupled to the comparator output.