Comparator with self-limiting positive feedback

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8786316
APP PUB NO 20130293306A1
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13933499

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A method and circuit for attenuating positive feedback in a comparator in one embodiment includes an amplifier configured to compare a first input signal with a second input signal and to provide an output based upon the comparison, a non-linear function with a first input operably connected to an output of the amplifier, and a feedback loop operably connected to the output of the non-linear function and to a second input of the non-linear function, the feedback loop including a feedback limiting circuit configured to attenuate a feedback signal to the second input of the non-linear function.

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  • ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kavusi, Sam Menlo Park, US 68 325
Lang, Christoph Cupertino, US 90 508
Wolf, Robert Dresden, DE 78 640
Xing, Xinyu San Jose, US 4 10

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