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Apparatus for improved signal communication in electronic circuitry and associated methods
US8930591B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8930591-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313831432-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jun 30, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
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An apparatus includes a microcontroller unit (MCU). The MCU includes a buffer and an analog comparator that are coupled to an input of the MCU. The MCU is adapted to selectively determine a logic value of a digital signal applied to the input of the MCU from an output signal of the buffer or from an output signal of the analog comparator.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a microcontroller unit (MCU), comprising a buffer and an analog comparator coupled to an input of the MCU, wherein the MCU is adapted to selectively determine a logic value of a digital signal applied to the input of the MCU from an output signal of the buffer or from an output signal of the analog comparator. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer comprises a Schmitt trigger.…
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- What does patent US8930591B2 cover?
- An apparatus includes a microcontroller unit (MCU). The MCU includes a buffer and an analog comparator that are coupled to an input of the MCU. The MCU is adapted to selectively determine a logic value of a digital signal applied to the input of the MCU from an output signal of the buffer or from an output signal of the analog comparator.
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- Silicon Lab Inc
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- Primary CPC classification H03K3/01. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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