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Semiconductor light emitting element driver circuit

US5514989A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1993
Grant dateMay 7, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/0428
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A driver circuit comprises a current mirror circuit including an output transistor, a load connected to a main electrode of the output transistor, and current supplying device for supplying a current to a control electrode of the output transistor. The output transistor controls a current flowing through the load.

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