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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2009
Shoji Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Shoji Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Advantest Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A comparison judgment circuit judges the level of a signal received, via a transmission line, from a second device which is a communication partner. An input/output terminal is connected to the transmission line. An attenuator circuit attenuates the voltage at the input/output terminal so as to generate an attenuated voltage. A level comparator compares the attenuated voltage with a predetermined threshold voltage, and generates a level judgment signal that corresponds to the comparison result. A protection circuit monitors the voltage at the input/output terminal or the attenuated voltage. When the voltage to be monitored deviates from a predetermined voltage range, the protection circuit forcibly cuts off or changes the voltage input to the level comparator.