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What does hysteresis in a comparator prevent?

  • A.Offset drift with temperature
  • B.Saturation of the input differential pair
  • C.Multiple transitions on a noisy slow input
  • D.Excessive current in the output stage

Answer: C

A little positive feedback moves the threshold after each transition, so a noisy input crossing slowly cannot cause the output to chatter back and forth. Output current, offset drift and input saturation are addressed by other means. The amount of hysteresis needed is set by the expected noise amplitude, which makes it a rare case of a design parameter chosen directly from a measurement of the environment.

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