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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1997
Salomon Vulih, Neshanic St., NJ (US);
Stephen J Glica, Somerset, NJ (US);
Harold Allen Wittlinger, Pennington, NJ (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A comparator circuit has first and second inputs and an output and includes means for operating the comparator in alternate autozero and comparator phases. During an autozero phase, the inputs of the comparator are clamped to a reference potential and during a compare phase, input signals are applied to the input of the comparator. Control signals are applied to the inputs of the comparator during a portion of the compare phase. The control signals determine the state of the comparator output when the input signals applied to the inputs of the comparator are below a predetermined level.