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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Franco Noel Martin Pirchio, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, AR;
Cory Voisine, Weare, NH (US);
Hernan D. Romero, Pcia. Buenos Aires, AR;
Gerardo Monreal, Pilar, AR;
Inventors:
Franco Noel Martin Pirchio, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, AR;
Cory Voisine, Weare, NH (US);
Hernan D. Romero, Pcia. Buenos Aires, AR;
Gerardo Monreal, Pilar, AR;
Assignee:
Allegro Microsystems, LLC, Worcester, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/00 (2006.01); H02H 7/00 (2006.01); H02H 9/02 (2006.01); H02H 3/20 (2006.01); H02H 3/24 (2006.01); H03F 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes circuitry to sense the occurrence of a break in a ground connection and/or supply connection and to indicate same to an exterior environment. In at least one implementation, the break may be indicated by providing a signal on an output terminal of the device that is not associated with a normal output of the device.