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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Muthu Subramanian0
Iulian Mirea0
Date of Patent
July 14, 2009
Patent Application Number
11611978
Date Filed
December 18, 2006
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
An input voltage sensing circuit comprising a circuit input terminal; a comparator having first and second input terminals, the first of said input terminals being coupled to a reference voltage; a switch circuit provided between the circuit input terminal and the second of the input terminals of the comparator, the switch being provided to protect the comparator from voltages exceeding a predetermined voltage at which the switch turns off; and an electrostatic discharge circuit coupled to the circuit input terminal for discharging electrostatic induced voltages exceeding a predetermined value.
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