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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2021
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Anant Shankar Kamath, Bangalore, IN;
Kanteti Amar, Bangalore, IN;
Bharath Kumar Singareddy, Bangalore, IN;
Rakesh Hariharan, Bangalore, IN;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture corresponding to a low area and high speed termination detection circuit with voltage clamping are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a transistor including a first control terminal, first current terminal and a second current terminal, the second current terminal adapted to be coupled to a load. The apparatus further includes a logic gate including an input coupled to the first current terminal. The apparatus further includes a current source including a second control terminal, a third current terminal coupled to a voltage rail and a fourth current terminal coupled to the first current terminal and the input of the logic gate.