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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
May. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Texas Instrutments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Manar I. El-Chammas, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2006.01); H03F 3/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2013.01); H03F 3/45071 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45451 (2013.01);
Abstract
A comparator circuit (FIG.) is disclosed. The circuit includes an amplifier circuit () arranged to produce an output signal (Vom,Vop). A first current source () is arranged to produce a first current through the amplifier circuit. A detector circuit () is arranged to produce a control signal () in response to a level of the output signal. A second current source () is arranged to produce a second current through the amplifier circuit in response to the control signal.