摘要:
A charge pump circuit is integrated form utilizes a dual emitter transistor switch having low saturation voltage. The low saturation voltage for the transistor is provided by deriving a base bias voltage from the doubled voltage (2V.sub.cc) and a collector voltage from the voltage supply (V.sub.cc). Current-limiting for the transistor is provided by connecting one emitter to the base bias circuitry whereby the second emitter acts as a collector when the transistor saturates, thereby limiting the base drive and causing current-limiting.
摘要:
A semiconductor device wherein surface stabilization is provided by a shallow layer of ion implanted doping material on the surface of the semiconductor and beneath the passivating oxide layer. One embodiment is a bipolar transistor including a collector region, a base region and an emitter region, the base region being provided with the shallow ion implanted layer at the surface thereof. Another embodiment is a zener diode device with an anode region and a cathode region, the cathode region being provided with the shallow ion implanted layer at the surface thereof. Another embodiment is a JFET with a gate region and a source and drain region and a channel region extending through the gate region between the source and drain regions, the channel region being provided with the shallow ion implanted layer at the surface thereof.
摘要:
A semiconductor device wherein surface stabilization is provided by a shallow layer of ion implanted doping material on the surface of the semiconductor and beneath the passivating oxide layer. One embodiment is a bipolar transistor including a collector region, a base region and an emitter region, the base region being provided with the shallow ion implanted layer at the surface thereof. Another embodiment is a zener diode device with an anode region and a cathode region, the cathode region being provided with the shallow ion implanted layer at the surface thereof. Another embodiment is a JFET with a gate region and a source and drain region and a channel region extending through the gate region between the source and drain regions, the channel region being provided with the shallow ion implanted layer at the surface thereof.
摘要:
In a monolithic integrated circuit, on-chip trimming is implemented by connecting a zener diode across each element of a plural element trimmable resistor. Adjacent diodes are connected back to back and a pair of conventional bonding pads connected thereto. In trimming, when it is desired to short out one of the trimmable elements, the associated diode is subjected to an overload pulse by means of test probes applied to the bonding pads. Since the diodes are connected back to back, the pulse polarity will determine which diode is overloaded in the reverse bias condition. Thus, the trimmable element to be shorted is determined by pulse polarity and only one bonding pad is needed for each pair of trimmable elements.
摘要:
A statistically enhanced ratio-matched network in a circuit chip is disclosed. The network may be either a resistance network or a capacitance network. In a ratio-matched resistance network, such as an R-2R resistance ladder, a plurality of resistances in a circuit chip have a rational ratio of resistance values to each other. All of the resistances each consists of an integral number of simultaneously fabricated resistors of approximately uniform dimensions, and certain critical resistances each consists of a series-parallel combination of the resistors for statistically enhancing the accuracy of the rational ratio of the critical resistances to each other.
摘要:
A first and a second group of individual transistors in a voltage reference may collectively function as a first and a second composite transistor with a first and a second emitter area equal to the combined areas of the emitters of the first and the second groups of individual transistors, respectively. The second emitter area may be larger than the first emitter area. The stability of the reference voltage may depend upon the stability of the ratio between the first emitter area and the second emitter area. The first group of individual transistors may not be at the center of an arrangement of the second group of individual transistors. The constant reference voltage may vary due to thermal hysteresis by less than 200 parts per million over a 40 degree centigrade temperature range.
摘要:
Circuits and methods for paralleling voltage regulators are provided. Improved current sharing and regulation characteristics are obtained by coupling control terminals of the voltage regulators together which results in precise output voltages and proportional current production. Distributing current generation among multiple paralleled voltage regulators improves heat dissipation and thereby reduces the likelihood that the current produced by the voltage regulators will be temperature limited.
摘要:
A class AB folded-cascode amplifier having improved gain-bandwidth product, comprises a differential input circuit including a differential transistor pair coupled to a source of tail current and responsive to a differential input signal for conducting a first current, a cascode circuit coupled to the differential input circuit for supplying a second current thereto, and a class AB output stage. A compensation circuit is configured for feeding back mutually complementary compensation signals from an output node to the differential input circuit. Another compensation circuit is configured for feeding back a signal from the output of the output stage to the input of the output stage.
摘要:
Bidirectional power conversion systems provide the ability to change power attributes to and from a component. Current bidirectional power conversion systems use a unidirectional power converter for each direction. The integration of the two normally independent power converters results in a bidirectional power converter with nearly half the size, weight, volume, cost and complexity. Described are embodiments of bidirectional power conversion systems that allow power transfer between two or more components without requiring the use of separate unidirectional power converters.
摘要:
The present invention provides a capacitor charging circuit that efficiently charges capacitive loads. In particular, circuits and techniques are preferably provided for using current from both the primary and secondary windings of a transformer to control ON-time and OFF-time of a switch. This arrangement preferably yields an adaptable ON-time and adaptable OFF-time switch that is capable of rapidly charging capacitor loads ranging from as low as zero volts to several hundred volts. The output voltage is preferably measured indirectly to prevent unnecessary power consumption. In addition, control circuitry can be provided to conserve power by ceasing the delivery of power to the capacitor load once the desired output voltage is reached. Control circuitry preferably operates an interrogation timer that periodically activates the power delivery cycle to maintain the capacitor output load in a constant state of readiness.