Start up circuits and bias generators
US6163468A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05F3/262
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A start-up circuit applies a start-up current to a current generator. The start-up circuit includes an application circuit for applying the start-up current to the current generator and an ensuring circuit ensuring that the current generator is in a predetermined stable state before the start-up current is applied thereto. The ensuring circuit prevents a flow of current in the current generator prior to application of the start-up current so that the stable state is one in which current is not conducting.
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