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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
May. 18, 2004
Applicant:
Michael J. Hoskins, Monument, CO (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. Hoskins, Monument, CO (US);
Assignee:
Q-Dot, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M001/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for tracking and holding a voltage. The method includes the steps of providing an external analog voltage on an input of the track and hold circuit during a tracking mode of the track and hold circuit, storing a representation of the sampled external voltage in a storage device of the track and hold circuit, blocking a signal path between the external voltage and the storage device during a holding mode of the track and hold circuit and clamping the input of the track and hold circuit to a predetermined voltage during the holding mode.