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Self-calibrating circuit of high speed comparator

US6320426A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2000
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K3/356139
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A self-calibrating circuit of a high speed comparator, having a first negative phase logic switch, a second negative logic switch, a first positive phase logic switch, a second positive phase logic switch, a third negative phase logic switch, a fourth negative phase logic switch, a third positive phase logic switch, a fourth positive phase logic switch, a fifth positive phase logic switch, a first current source circuit, a second current source circuit and a control logic circuit. Using the first and the second current source circuits, a self-calibration can be performed while the high speed comparator is just turned on, so that the input offset voltage of the high speed comparator can be eliminated.

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