Voltage regulator predriver circuit
US5909109A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05F1/573
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A regulator includes a driver stage having an output port for providing an output voltage, a predriver coupled to the driver to control the output voltage provided by the driver stage, a comparator to compare the driver output voltage to a reference voltage, and a feedback element coupled between the driver output port and the comparator. The driver may include a high side transistor having a collector coupled to a collector of a low side transistor, and a current sensing transistor having a base coupled to a base of the low side transistor.
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