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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2012
Applicants:
Jeff Eagen, Manchester, NH (US);
Devon Fernandez, Londonderry, NH (US);
P. Karl Scheller, Bow, NH (US);
Inventors:
Jeff Eagen, Manchester, NH (US);
Devon Fernandez, Londonderry, NH (US);
P. Karl Scheller, Bow, NH (US);
Assignee:
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, LLC, Worcester, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/24 (2006.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H03K 17/94 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/24 (2013.01); H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H03K 17/94 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for an integrated circuit that includes a supply voltage transient detection module to activate a hold signal that causes the output to remain in its present state. In one embodiment, the output remains in that state until the supply voltage returns to a normal operating range and the hold signal transitions to an inactive state.