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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2004
Applicant:
David G. Nairn, Greensboro, NC (US);
Inventor:
David G. Nairn, Greensboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A comparator includes a circuit which provides a plurality of common-mode difference signals in response to differential input signals. The circuit provides a common-mode feedback signal in response to the plurality of common-mode difference signals. The common-mode feedback signal is used to drive the common-mode level of an amplifier to a desired value.