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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Joseph M. Khayat, Bedford, NH (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/04 (2006.01); H03K 3/012 (2006.01); H03K 5/08 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/04 (2013.01); H03K 3/012 (2013.01); H03K 5/08 (2013.01); H03K 17/6871 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit includes an avalanche diode having an anode and a cathode. The circuit also includes a buffer stage having a buffer input, a power input and a buffer output, in which the buffer input is coupled to the anode, and the cathode is coupled to the power input. The circuit includes a transistor coupled between the power input and a clamp output. The transistor has a control input coupled to the buffer output, and a loop circuit is coupled between the buffer output and the buffer input. A capacitor is coupled between the buffer input and an output terminal.