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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Balard, Vence, FR;
Jacques Sonzogni, Fuveau, FR;
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/10 ;
Abstract
This invention describes a real-time failure detection system for the inputs of an analog-to-digital converter. A novel mechanism is proposed that provides recognition of an ADC input pin failure through the digital result obtained. The device includes a specific hardware architecture which can be added to any ADC core. This is especially useful in safety applications (where FMEA is a main concern), as it greatly increases the reliability of the analog data measured.
Balard, Eric. (2002). Embedded mechanism offering real-time self failure detection for an analog to digital converter (U.S. Patent No. 6396426). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6396426
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