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Over-voltage tolerant bus hold circuit and method therefor

US7199614B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 2004
Grant dateApr 3, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/00315
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment a bus hold circuit decouples an inverter of the bus hold circuit from an operating voltage responsively to an input receiving a signal having a voltage that is approximately equal to or greater than the value of the operating voltage.

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