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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2024
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Thomas Youbok Lee, Chandler, AZ (US);
Ibiyemi Omole, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Jimmy Yu, Chandler, AZ (US);
Santosh Patel, Bengaluru, IN;
Daniel Meacham, Del Mar, CA (US);
Hadj Attlassy, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
An ADC system may include an ADC, a comparator, a voltage source, a comparator output polarity control circuit and a comparator output counter. An analog input signal may be input to a first input of the comparator, and an output of the voltage source may be input to a second input of the comparator. The comparator may generate an output to the comparator output polarity control circuit, and the comparator output counter may count clock cycles while the comparator output is asserted and may assert a monitor output based on the comparator output counter value. The monitor output may be an interrupt, an alarm or other system alerts and may control system operation.