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Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2013
Applicant:

Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;

Inventors:

Robert Wolf, Dresden, DE;

Christoph Lang, Cupertino, CA (US);

Xinyu Xing, San Jose, CA (US);

Sam Kavusi, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and circuit for attenuating positive feedback in a comparator in one embodiment includes an amplifier configured to compare a first input signal with a second input signal and to provide an output based upon the comparison, a non-linear function with a first input operably connected to an output of the amplifier, and a feedback loop operably connected to the output of the non-linear function and to a second input of the non-linear function, the feedback loop including a feedback limiting circuit configured to attenuate a feedback signal to the second input of the non-linear function.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wolf, Robert. (2014). Comparator with self-limiting positive feedback (U.S. Patent No. 8786316). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8786316

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