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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2015
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Tao Zhang, Campbell, CA (US);
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
An apparatus includes an input difference determination circuit configured to determine a digital value based on a difference between first and second input signals, and a charge pump configured to provide a supply voltage to the first and second transistors to determine the digital value. The input difference determination circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor cross-coupled to each other. A method includes generating a voltage using a charge pump, providing the voltage to an input difference determination circuit, and determining a digital value based on a difference between first and second input signals by the input difference determination circuit.