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FET constant reference voltage generator

US4868416A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 1987
Grant dateSep 19, 1989
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05F3/24
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention includes circuitry wherein a pair of voltage supply terminals are included, with a first current source connected to one voltage supply terminal and a second current source connected to the other voltage supply terminal. A load connects the first and second currect sources. A field effect transistor has a first current handling terminal connected between the first current source and load, a second current handling terminal connected to the other voltage supply terminal, and a current control terminal connected between the load and the second current source. The second current source is of the type wherein the current thereacross is substantially independent of changes in voltage thereacross.

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