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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
May. 30, 2007
Ravi Vig, Bow, NH (US);
John Cummings, Nashua, NH (US);
Jonathan Lamarre, Pembroke, NH (US);
David J. Haas, Weare, NH (US);
Ravi Vig, Bow, NH (US);
John Cummings, Nashua, NH (US);
Jonathan Lamarre, Pembroke, NH (US);
David J. Haas, Weare, NH (US);
Allegro Microsystems, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a monitor node adapted to receive a monitored signal. The integrated circuit also includes a multi-purpose node. The integrated circuit is adapted to receive and store a threshold presented at the multi-purpose node during a first time period. The integrated circuit is also adapted to output a fault signal from the multi-purpose node at a time after the predetermined time period. The fault signal is indicative of a relationship between the monitored signal and the threshold. With this arrangement, the multi-purpose node achieves at least two functions.