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Current driver with over-driving function in a semiconductor device

US7446577B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 16, 2005
Grant dateNov 4, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/693
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a controller for driving current of a semiconductor device having an over-driving function, the controller comprising: a load means supplied with an internal voltage; a plurality of switching means, each of which has a first terminal connected to an external voltage and a second terminal connected to the load means, wherein at least one of the plurality of switching means is selectively turned on/off according to an voltage level of the external voltage.

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