Patent classifications
H03K5/2445
Peak detector
A circuit includes a peak detector, a diode, a dynamic clamp circuit, and an offset correction circuit. The peak detector generates a voltage on the peak detector output proportional to a lowest voltage on the peak defector input. The anode of the diode is coupled to the peak detector input. The dynamic clamp circuit is coupled to the peak detector input and is configured to clamp a voltage on the peak detector input responsive to a voltage on the diode's anode being greater than the lowest voltage on the peak detector's input. The offset correction circuit is coupled to the peak detector output and is configured to generate an output signal whose amplitude is offset from an amplitude of the peak detector output.
PEAK DETECTOR
A circuit includes a peak detector, a diode, a dynamic clamp circuit, and an offset correction circuit. The peak detector generates a voltage on the peak detector output proportional to a lowest voltage on the peak defector input. The anode of the diode is coupled to the peak detector input. The dynamic clamp circuit is coupled to the peak detector input and is configured to clamp a voltage on the peak detector input responsive to a voltage on the diode's anode being greater than the lowest voltage on the peak detector's input. The offset correction circuit is coupled to the peak detector output and is configured to generate an output signal whose amplitude is offset from an amplitude of the peak detector output.
Peak detector
A circuit includes a peak detector, a diode, a dynamic clamp circuit, and an offset correction circuit. The peak detector generates a voltage on the peak detector output proportional to a lowest voltage on the peak defector input. The anode of the diode is coupled to the peak detector input. The dynamic clamp circuit is coupled to the peak detector input and is configured to clamp a voltage on the peak detector input responsive to a voltage on the diode's anode being greater than the lowest voltage on the peak detector's input. The offset correction circuit is coupled to the peak detector output and is configured to generate an output signal whose amplitude is offset from an amplitude of the peak detector output.
PEAK DETECTOR
A circuit includes a peak detector, a diode, a dynamic clamp circuit, and an offset correction circuit. The peak detector generates a voltage on the peak detector output proportional to a lowest voltage on the peak defector input. The anode of the diode is coupled to the peak detector input. The dynamic clamp circuit is coupled to the peak detector input and is configured to clamp a voltage on the peak detector input responsive to a voltage on the diode's anode being greater than the lowest voltage on the peak detector's input. The offset correction circuit is coupled to the peak detector output and is configured to generate an output signal whose amplitude is offset from an amplitude of the peak detector output.
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device that can perform voltage monitoring with a small circuit area is provided. The resistive subdivision circuit RDIV performs the resistive subdivision of the input voltage Vin by means of the input ladder resistor (R1-R4), and drives the nMOS transistors MN1-MN3 by the subdivided input voltages Vi1-Vi3 each having different resistive subdivision ratios, respectively. The pMOS transistor MP0 is provided in common for the pMOS transistors MP1-MP3, and configures a current mirror circuit with each of the pMOS transistors MP1-MP3. The bias current generating circuit IBSG supplies a bias current to the pMOS transistor MP1.
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
A semiconductor device that can perform voltage monitoring with a small circuit area is provided. The resistive subdivision circuit RDIV performs the resistive subdivision of the input voltage Vin by means of the input ladder resistor (R1-R4), and drives the nMOS transistors MN1-MN3 by the subdivided input voltages Vi1-Vi3 each having different resistive subdivision ratios, respectively. The pMOS transistor MP0 is provided in common for the pMOS transistors MP1-MP3, and configures a current mirror circuit with each of the pMOS transistors MP1-MP3. The bias current generating circuit IBSG supplies a bias current to the pMOS transistor MP1.