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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Marvell World Trade Ltd., St. Michael, BB;
Inventor:
David Cousinard, Morges, CH;
Assignee:
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD., St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/153 (2006.01); H03K 5/1536 (2006.01); G01R 19/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/1536 (2013.01); G01R 19/175 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a signal converter configured to convert a voltage signal into a current signal and an analog digital converter (ADC) configured to convert the current signal to a digital signal. The apparatus also includes a digital processor configured to process the digital signal and generate an output signal that indicates a zero crossing point of the mains voltage signal.