Patent ID: 7800411

Claim:
A strobed comparator circuit comprising: a differential pair of transistors comprising a first transistor and a second transistor that are configured to receive a differential signal, wherein the first transistor comprises at least one transistor terminal coupled to at least one transistor terminal of the second transistor, wherein the differential pair of transistors are configured to enter a pre-charge phase that places the transistors into a saturation condition; a regenerative latch circuit configured to receive currents from the differential pair of transistors, wherein the pre-charge phase enables the regenerative latch circuit to be attenuated, and wherein the regenerative latch circuit is configured so that a release of a regenerative latch defines a strobe point and promotes a reset state of both the regenerative latch circuit and the differential pair of transistors; a switch circuit coupled between the differential pair of transistors and the regenerative latch circuit; a first strobe signal line coupled to said switch circuit; and a second strobe signal line coupled to said regenerative latch circuit.