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Stack element circuit

US6791396B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateOct 24, 2001
Grant dateSep 14, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05F3/262
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A circuit including a reference element adapted to provide a reference current and having a control terminal and a first terminal, there being a voltage (Vct) between the control terminal and the first terminal of the reference element, and a plurality of series-connected stack elements, each the stack element including a first terminal connected to a first voltage, and a control tern connected to a second terminal, the stack elements being adapted to receive at least one of the reference current and a multiple of the reference current, the stack elements and the reference element being matched such that a voltage between the control terminal and the first terminal of at least one of the stack elements is generally the same as Vct.

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