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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2012
John Archie Mossman, La Mesa, CA (US);
Robert A. Mccarthy, Algonquin, IL (US);
John Archie Mossman, La Mesa, CA (US);
Robert A. McCarthy, Algonquin, IL (US);
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit with analog device fault detection includes an integrated circuit die having an analog device, an on-line fault detector and a control circuit. The analog device has a power input, an analog device input and an analog device output and the on-line fault detector is coupled to at least one of the power input, the analog device input and the analog device output and has a fault detector output. The control circuit is coupled to the fault detector and responsive to the fault detector output. Detector self-test (DST) circuitry can be provided to test the on-line fault detector and one or more circuit breakers can be provided to protect the analog device and other devices attached to the analog device.