US Patent Issued to SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES on March 24 for "Low-offset high speed reference buffer" (Belgian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,587,205, issued on March 24, was assigned to SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Low-offset high speed reference buffer" was invented by Steven Terryn (De Pinte, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reference buffer is disclosed. The reference buffer includes an amplifier configured to amplify a difference between a reference output voltage and a reference input voltage during a closed-loop phase of the reference buffer. The reference buffer also includes a sample circuit configured to sample an amplifier output voltage during the closed-loop phase. The reference buffer further includes a buffer circuit hav...