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7605616 Voltage detector circuit  
A voltage detection circuit for accurately detecting a voltage that is unaffected by fluctuation due to variations in transistor characteristics and threshold voltage. The voltage detection circuit...
7598776 Programming circuit with feedback circuit  
An exemplary programming circuit ( 40 ) includes an input terminal ( 42 ) configured for receiving an external high voltage signal, a driving circuit ( 20 ), a switch circuit ( 43 ) connected...
7589568 Variable power and response time brown-out-reset circuit  
A brown-out-reset circuit having programmable power and response time characteristics. These characteristics may be programmed over an n-bit wide bus for 2 n different characteristics ranging from...
7586345 Over-voltage protection circuit and method thereof  
Example embodiments are directed to an over-voltage protection circuit and method thereof. The over-voltage protection circuit may include a voltage converter, a voltage comparator, a delay unit,...
7586342 Programmable amplitude compensation circuit  
According to one exemplary embodiment, an amplitude compensation circuit includes a first composite programmable buffer for receiving a first input signal with a first input amplitude. The...
7583110 High-speed, low-power input buffer for integrated circuit devices  
A high-speed, low-power input buffer for an integrated circuit device in which the input voltage (VIN) is coupled to both a pull-up and a pull-down transistor. In accordance with a specific...
7583108 Current comparator using wide swing current mirrors  
A current comparator includes an input node for receiving an input current, an output node, a first wide swing current mirror having an input coupled to the input node of the current comparator, a...
7576601 Sleep mode control circuit and method for a DC/DC switching power supply system  
A sleep mode control circuit and method are provided to pull high the error signal of a DC/DC switching power supply system to a target level when the switching power supply system is in a sleep...
7573306 Semiconductor memory device, power supply detector and semiconductor device  
A semiconductor memory device includes a n-channel type MOSFET in which a drain and a gate are connected to an external power supply and a source and a back gate are connected each other. A node is...
7570083 High-speed receiver assembly  
A high-speed receiver suitable for applications that desire a common-mode voltage range from approximately 0.7V to approximately 0.9V is arranged by coupling first and second differential pair...
7570084 Semiconductor integrated circuit outputting detection signal based on detection result of a detecting device and electronic device including the same  
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first external terminal for receiving a voltage converted by a resistance portion from a current varying in response to an extrinsic factor, a second...
7567628 Symmetric differential slicer  
A self-biasing slicer includes a self-biased differential transistor pair. As a result of the self-biasing, the slicer may receive input signals without the use of AC coupling. That is, a...
7564271 Sense amplifier and electronic apparatus using the same  
A sense amplifier according to the present invention for detecting a potential difference of signals input to a first input terminal and a second input terminal, includes a first means for applying...
7561137 Comparator-based drivers for LCD displays and the like  
A comparator-based driver has a configurable inverter that inverts one of the comparator output signals for application to the gate of a driver transistor used to generate the driver output signal....
7560974 Generation of back-bias voltage with high temperature sensitivity  
A level detector within a back-bias voltage generator includes a toggling unit and a temperature detector. The toggling unit causes an enable signal to be activated when an absolute value of a...
7545182 Cascode-type current mode comparator and receiver, and semiconductor device having the same  
A current mode comparator for a semiconductor device is disclosed. The current mode comparator may include a logic circuit coupled to a voltage sensing node, a first cascode coupled to the voltage...
7518413 Current detection circuit  
An upper end voltage and a lower end voltage of a current detection resistor Rs are supplied, via first and second switches S 1 and S 2 , to one end of a main capacitor Ci. A reference voltage...
7518411 Data receiving apparatus using semi-dual reference voltage  
A semi-dual reference voltage data receiving apparatus includes a first input buffer, a second input buffer, and a phase detector wherein the first input buffer includes a first input receiving...
7511538 Data input buffer in semiconductor device  
A data input buffer in a semiconductor is capable of avoiding operation speed deterioration of the data input buffer due to the temperature condition or process characteristic. The data input...
7495478 Comparator and infrared remote control receiver  
A comparator circuit of the present invention includes a comparator section and a current buffer circuit. In a normal mode, a standby current outputted from the comparator section is amplified by a...
7479809 Low power three-level detector  
A three-level detector circuit may comprise an input node and a pair of diode-connected transistors having respective drain terminals coupled to the input node. The pair of diode-connected...
7471119 Electronic circuit device  
An electronic circuit device has a current correction circuit that supplies a correction current which is capable of offsetting an increment or a decrement of a consumption current of a signal...
7466172 Supply voltage level detector  
Supply voltage level detectors are disclosed. The supply voltage level detector comprises a voltage source divider dividing a voltage source to generate a detection voltage, a bandgap reference...
7463069 Phase detector with selection of differences between input signals  
Known phase detectors have feedbackloops and do not function properly under severe conditions. By providing said phase detectors with difference establishers ( 1 ) for establishing differences...
7459941 Voltage detecting device  
A device for detecting an interface voltage of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface. The device includes first and second voltage level indicators, and first and second control circuits. The...
7460848 Differential signal strength detector  
A signal detection circuit includes a first signal multiplier operably coupled to square an input signal, a second signal multiplier operably coupled to square a reference signal, and a filter...
7453295 Low-voltage detection reset circuit  
A low-voltage detection reset circuit that suppresses a current consumption in a stand-by mode and is reduced in a size is offered. The low-voltage detection reset circuit is provided with a...
7439780 Chopper type comparator  
A comparator includes: a CMOS inverter constituted by a combination of a first p-channel MOS transistor and a first n-channel MOS transistor; a second p-channel MOS transistor connected in parallel...
7417471 Voltage comparator having hysteresis characteristics  
A voltage comparator having hysteresis includes a comparing section that compares an input voltage with a reference voltage so as to output a high-level or low-level signal; and a reference voltage...
7414439 Receiver for a switched signal on a communication line  
A receiver for receiving a switched signal on a communication line ( 1 ), such as a LIN bus, the signal varying between first and second voltage levels (sup, ground). The receiver comprises a...
7403051 Determining voltage level validity for a power-on reset condition  
Determining voltage level validity for a power-on reset condition is described. A supply voltage is applied to an integrated circuit. An oscillating signal is generated responsive to the supply...
7394295 Sense amplifier  
The invention relates to a sense amplifier comprising the following element: a first current mirror unit coupled to a high voltage source, outputting a first current and a second current according...
7365571 Input buffer with wide input voltage range  
The input buffer is driven by a data input/output supply voltage. The input buffer generates an output signal from an input signal that swings between the data input/output supply voltage and a...
7366041 Input buffer for low voltage operation  
An input buffer having differential amplifiers for receiving input signals to generate an output signal. The input buffer operates with a relatively low supply voltage and a relatively wide range...
7362143 Circuit and method for monitoring a supply voltage and providing an indication when the supply voltage falls below a predetermined threshold  
A power supply monitoring circuit is provided that utilises an adaptive internal control of the refresh rates of capacitors to reduce the power requirements of the circuit. The circuit provides at...
7362622 System for determining a reference level and evaluating a signal on the basis of the reference level  
A circuit exhibits a signal input, means for determining a reference level on the basis of properties of a signal received at the signal input. In addition, the circuit further exhibits means for...
7358779 Amplitude compensation circuit with programmable buffers  
According to one exemplary embodiment, an amplitude compensation circuit includes a first composite programmable buffer for receiving a first input signal with a first input amplitude. The...
7358778 Voltage detection circuit, semiconductor device, method for controlling voltage detection circuit  
A voltage detection circuit for accurately detecting a voltage while suppressing the voltage fluctuation due to the off-leak current of a transistor. The voltage detection circuit includes first...
7349190 Resistor-less accurate low voltage detect circuit and method for detecting a low voltage condition  
A low voltage detect circuit is provided herein for detecting when an external voltage (Vext) drops below a predetermined minimum voltage. In general, the low voltage detect circuit described...
7348807 Electric circuit for providing a selection signal  
An electric circuit for providing a selection signal being used to select a control value of a control variable which oscillates, at steady state, about a reference value about a first control...
7348836 Integrated circuit core power supply event monitor  
An integrated circuit core power supply event monitor is disclosed. The integrated circuit core power supply event monitor includes a plurality of sub-circuit power supply event monitors. Each...
7348808 Method and apparatus for detection of high-speed electrical signals  
A signal detector includes, in part, first and second peak detectors, a comparator and an amplifier. The first peak detector generates a first signal in response to receiving an incoming signal....
7336107 Comparator circuit and control method thereof  
This invention provides a comparator circuit which outputs a stable waveform without oscillation even if a gradient of a change of a comparison input signal is small and determines a magnitude of...
7332939 Comparator system and method for comparing an input signal with a reference level using said system  
A comparator system for comparing a level of an input signal with a level of a reference signal comprises a first comparator configured to input the input signal to one of input terminals thereof...
7327301 Single end to differential signal converter  
A single end to differential signal converter comprising a low-frequency transmission step, which mixes the direct current and low-frequency components of single-ended signals with in-phase voltage...
7307466 Potential detector and semiconductor integrated circuit  
An integrated semiconductor circuit has a potential detector for detecting a potential boosted by a high voltage generator. One terminal of a first capacitor is connected to a potential detection...
7301374 Chip for operating in multi power conditions and system having the same  
An apparatus for controlling an I/O interface of a chip operated in multi-power conditions includes an enable signal generator for generating an enable signal based on a chip power down signal; a...
7298182 Comparator using differential amplifier with reduced current consumption  
A comparator circuit with reduced current consumption, and other circuits utilizing the same, are provided. The comparator circuit may achieve reduced current consumption by preventing current flow...
7295046 Power down detection circuit  
A power down reset circuit for asserting a signal when a first V DD voltage falls below a voltage threshold. The circuit has at least one diode coupled to the first V DD voltage. The at least one...
RE39918 Direct current sum bandgap voltage comparator  
A direct current sum bandgap voltage comparator for detecting voltage changes in a power supply. The direct current sum bandgap voltage comparator includes a summing node, current sources connected...