Invention Application
- Patent Title: COMPARATOR FIRST STAGE CLAMP
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Application No.: US17127524Application Date: 2020-12-18
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Publication No.: US20220201231A1Publication Date: 2022-06-23
- Inventor: Hiroaki Ebihara , Chengcheng Xu
- Applicant: OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H03K5/24

Abstract:
A comparator includes a first stage including a first output to generate a first output signal that transitions between an upper and lower voltage level in response to a comparison of first and second inputs of the first stage. A second stage includes an input coupled to receive the first output signal from the first output of the first stage, and a second output configured to generate a second output signal in response to the first output signal. A clamp circuit includes a first node and a second node. The first node is coupled to the first output of the first stage and the second node is coupled to a supply voltage. The clamp circuit is configured to clamp a voltage difference between the first node and the second node to clamp a voltage swing of the first output signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US11381771B1 Comparator first stage clamp Public/Granted day:2022-07-05
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