摘要:
A voltage regulator for producing an output voltage that selectively tracks a logic voltage or a reference voltage and method of operating the voltage regulator. The voltage regulator has a diode OR with a logic and reference transistors. The logic voltage is scaled to be close in value to the reference voltage, if the two are not close in value. When the scaled logic voltage is larger than the reference voltage the logic transistor is on, turning off the reference transistor and passing the logic voltage to the output of the diode OR. When the scaled logic voltage is smaller than the reference voltage the logic transistor is off and the reference transistor is on, passing the reference voltage to the output of the diode OR. The voltage at the output of the diode OR is then compared in a comparator with the voltage at the output of the voltage regulator, which is scaled by the same factor as the logic voltage. The comparator increases the output voltage if it is smaller than the voltage at the output of the diode OR, and decreases the output voltage if it is larger than the voltage at the output of the diode OR. This permits the circuitry attached to the voltage regulator to operate when the logic voltage is not present, and to operate at the exact same voltage as the logic voltage when the logic voltage is present.
摘要:
A power supply unit has an overdischarge detection circuit for detecting overdischarge of a power source, an overcurrent detection circuit for detecting overcurrent, and a stopping circuit for stopping overdischarge or overcurrent in accordance with an overdischarge detection signal or an overcurrent detection signal. The power supply unit is further provided with a delay circuit to prevent the overdischarge detection circuit and the overcurrent detection circuit from being activated erroneously by external noises. This delay circuit provides a variable delay time so that the delay time will be longer when overdischarge is detected than when overcurrent is detected. This makes it possible to stop overdischarge and overcurrent without fail.
摘要:
In a regulated power supply circuit which includes a differential amplifier circuit and a current output circuit which receives the output from the differential amplifier circuit, wherein the current output circuit comprises a drive stage transistor which operates upon receipt of an output from the differential amplifier circuit at an input terminal thereof, a current output stage of a MOSFET which is driven by the drive stage transistor and a load resistor for the drive stage transistor connected to the output side thereof, and the load resistor and the drive stage transistor are provided between a power source line and a ground line and the MOSFET is driven by an output taken out via the load resistor.
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A voltage reference circuit includes at least a first and a second voltage supply having different operating temperature ranges. Output voltages of the two voltage supplies are compared and one of the supplies is selected to provide an optimum voltage reference.
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An ECL output circuit includes an emitter differential pair of transistors, a positive voltage source connected to the collectors of this pair of transistors, a reference voltage source, a constant current supplying circuit, and an output circuit. The emitter differential pair of transistors has their emitters connected together, the base of one of them is connected to an input terminal where an input voltage is adapted to be applied, the reference voltage source is adapted to apply a reference voltage to the base of the other of the pair of transistors, and the positive voltage source is connected to their collectors.
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A source/sink current generating circuit is arranged to generate source and sink currents which are matched and insensitive to fan out. This is achieved by using a biasing transistor (Q13) between first and second current mirrors which generate respectively the source and sink currents.
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In a circuit, a resistance element is interposed between a positive power supply line (external power supply voltage level VCC) and an output node. To feedback an output potential, there is disposed an N-type MOSFET of which gate is connected to the output node and of which source is connected to the earth line (earth potential VSS) in the circuit. Another three N-type MOSFETs which are so connected in series to one another as to form a MOS diode, are interposed between the drain of the feedback N-type MOSFET and the output node. The earth line also serves as a reference potential line for the potential of the output node. Variations of the threshold voltages of the MOSFETs due to temperature variations are compensated. This restrains the output potential from varying.
摘要:
A current source including a first transistor and a second transistor with their bases connected together, a resistor connected to the emitter of the first transistor, a third transistor with its base connected to the collector of the second transistor, and an amplifying unit. The amplifying unit has its input end connected to the collector of the third transistor and is further provided with a plurality of output portions with output resistors. The plurality of output portions of the amplifying unit are connected to the collectors of the first transistor, second transistor and third transistor, respectively. The base current of the third transistor is set to make the collector currents of the first transistor and second transistor substantially equal.
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An overcurrent limit circuit in which the output transistor and current sense transistor share a common collector and common base. A reference voltage is compared with a voltage derived from a current sense resistor. The circuit limits the current to the base of the output transistor in response to the reference voltage threshold being reached at the current sense resistor. A Vbe comparator comprised of two transistors may be used with a first bias current to both transistors and a second bias current to one of the two transistors.
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There are provided a first constant-current circuit and a second constant-current circuit, and a first resistor connected in series with the first constant-current circuit generates a band-gap voltage. The first constant-current circuit and the second constant-current circuit constitute a current Miller circuit, and a part of a current that flows through the second resistor connected in series with the second constant-current circuit is outputted as a constant current source. The constant-current power supply IC, which has the above-mentioned arrangement, is designed as follows: the first resistor and the second resistor have a predetermined line-width ratio that is determined in such a manner that if the respective line-widths vary by virtually the same value, a varied amount in the second constant current value that has been caused by a variation in the value of resistivity of the first resistor is cancelled by a varied amount caused by a variation in the value of resistivity of the second resistor. This arrangement is effective in compensating function and makes it possible to minimize the error on the constant current output due to deviations that occur during production.