Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circuit and method to extend a signal comparison voltage range
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Application No.: US15144929Application Date: 2016-05-03
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Publication No.: US09722585B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Jeremy Goldblatt
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: H03K5/00
- IPC: H03K5/00 ; H03K3/356 ; H03K3/012 ; H03K19/00 ; H03K5/24

Abstract:
A circuit to a extend signal comparison voltage range includes a latching circuit and a comparator responsive to common-mode input signals. The comparator is coupled to the latching circuit and to a dynamic node. The circuit also includes a clocked boost circuit coupled to the dynamic node. The clocked boost circuit is configured to extend a supply voltage range of the comparator via biasing the dynamic node. A method to extend a signal comparison voltage range includes selectively shifting a voltage level of one of a ground reference of a dynamic circuit or a supply reference of the dynamic circuit in response to a clock signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160248407A1 CIRCUIT AND METHOD TO EXTEND A SIGNAL COMPARISON VOLTAGE RANGE Public/Granted day:2016-08-25
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