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Direct-current power source circuit with back gate control circuit for power MOS-FET

US5180965A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 1991
Grant dateJan 19, 1993
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05F1/569
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A direct current power source circuit has a voltage control power MOS-FET and a back gate control circuit. The voltage control power MOS-FET is connected between an input terminal and an output terminal of the circuit and the back gate control circuit is connected to a back gate of the voltage control power MOS-FET and controls a back gate voltage for causing a parasitic diode between a source and a drain of the power MOS-FET to become a non-conductive state when an input voltage applied to the input terminal becomes a low level. The output of the back gate control circuit is also connected to a voltage dividing circuit which sets an output voltage of the power source circuit. The arrangement enables to prevent a reverse flow of current from the output terminal to the input terminal.

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