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Comparator

US11456734B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 2021
Grant dateSep 27, 2022
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K5/2481
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A comparator includes: a first stage circuit, configured to receive a voltage signal to be compared and a reference voltage signal Vref, and to generate and output a first amplifying signal and a second amplifying signal based on the voltage signal to be compared and the reference voltage signal Vref; a second stage circuit, connected with the first stage circuit, configured to generate and latch a first output signal and a second output signal based on the first amplifying signal and the second amplifying signal; wherein the first stage circuit and/or the second stage circuit include(s) a first pair of cross-coupled transistors.

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