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7619450 Start-up circuit for providing a start-up voltage to an application circuit  
A startup circuit for providing a startup voltage from a high voltage DC bus voltage to an application circuit, the startup circuit comprising an integrated circuit package for at least a control...
7616493 Non-volatile semiconductor memory device  
When a voltage level detector detects that a supply voltage reaches a recovery voltage level that requires a recovery operation, a signal generator generates a recovery operation instructing signal...
7609045 Reference voltage generator providing a temperature-compensated output voltage  
The present invention concerns a reference voltage generator ( 40 ) that provides a reference voltage (Vref new). The voltage generator ( 30 ) is operated at a supply voltage (Vdd) being lower than...
7606085 Semiconductor device and control method of the same  
The present invention is a semiconductor device including: a resistor R 11 (first resistor part) and an FET 15 (second resistor part) connected in series between a power supply Vcc (first power...
7602236 Band gap reference voltage generation circuit  
There is provided a band gap reference voltage generation circuit capable of reducing wake up time during transition from an idle mode to a normal mode and further capable of removing the RF noise...
7598801 Voltage regulator, voltage regulating method thereof and voltage generator using the same  
A voltage regulator and a voltage regulating method thereof and a voltage generator using the voltage regulator are disclosed by the present invention. The voltage regulator of the present...
7592862 Digital temperature sensing device using temperature depending characteristic of contact resistance  
A digital temperature sensing device uses temperature depending characteristic of contact resistance of a MOS transistor and a self-refresh driving device adjusts its self-refresh period depending...
7592861 Reference voltage generation circuit, and constant voltage circuit using the reference voltage generation circuit  
A reference voltage generation circuit includes: a first field-effect transistor that is an n channel-type field-effect transistor of a depletion-type, wherein one terminal of the first...
7573323 Current mirror bias trimming technique  
A reference current is generated by a current mirror circuit. An operational amplifier of a feedback circuit generates a control voltage for control of the feedback circuit transistor. The size of...
7570039 Apparatus and method for control supply output voltage techniques to track battery voltage  
A voltage regulation and battery charging system is provided. The system can simultaneously provide a regulated output voltage and charge a battery. The system includes a battery charger circuit, a...
7567119 Current limiting protection circuit  
A power supply management device including a current limiting protection circuit. The power supply management device may include an output terminal, a first transistor, a replication circuit, a...
7564300 High voltage generator  
A high voltage generator includes a charge pump configured to output a pumping voltage in accordance with a first clock signal and a second clock signal having a level opposed to a level of the...
7564299 Voltage regulator  
In some embodiments, regulator circuits are provided.
7560981 Controlling apparatus for controlling a plurality of LED strings and related light modules  
A controlling apparatus for controlling a plurality of LED strings and related light modules is disclosed, wherein each of the plurality of LED strings has a first terminal being electrically...
7554312 DC-to-DC voltage converter  
According to an embodiment of the invention, a method and apparatus for DC voltage conversion are described. According to one embodiment, a voltage converter comprises a current mirror, the current...
7551020 Enhanced output impedance compensation  
A compensation circuit for compensating an output impedance of at least a first MOS device over PVT variations to which the first MOS device may be subjected includes a first current source...
7545203 Internal voltage generation circuit  
An inter voltage generation circuit includes a pumping voltage generator to generate a pumping voltage, a level comparator to compare the pumping voltage level with a peripheral voltage level and...
7538602 Semiconductor integrated circuit with stepped-down voltage generating circuit  
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a voltage generating circuit configured to generate a predetermined voltage, an NMOS transistor configured to receive at a gate node thereof the...
7535282 Dynamic well bias controlled by Vt detector  
The p- well back bias for NCH transistors in a DRAM sense amplifier circuit is dynamically adjusted. Preferably, during sensing, the p- well back bias for the NCH transistors of the sense amp is...
7525370 Circuits for generating a reference voltage  
A circuit of generation of a reference voltage by a first MOS transistor connected to a first terminal of application of a supply voltage, the first transistor being in series with a second MOS...
7521989 Distribution of an electric quantity through a circuit  
A method of distributing an electric quantity through an electronic circuit for local exploitation by at least one circuit block of the electronic circuit that includes providing in the electronic...
7518437 Constant current circuit and constant current generating method  
A constant current circuit and a constant current generating method, wherein when a voltage in substantially no temperature dependence is applied to an element to output a constant current,...
7518436 Current differencing circuit with feedforward clamp  
A current difference circuit is provided. The currents difference circuit provides an output current that is the difference of two input currents, while employing feedforward to clamp the output...
7518352 Bootstrap clamping circuit for DC/DC regulators and method thereof  
A clamping circuit of a DC/DC regulator includes a reference current generator to generate a reference current. The reference current can be based upon a specified maximum voltage across a...
7515487 Internal reference voltage generating circuit for reducing standby current and semiconductor memory device including the same  
An internal reference voltage generating circuit that reduces a standby current and the number of pins of a semiconductor memory device, in which a reference voltage is provided to an input buffer...
7514987 Bandgap reference circuits  
Bandgap reference circuits capable operating in low voltage environments. In the bandgap reference circuit, a current generation circuit generates an output current obtained by combining a first...
7511563 Ripple current reduction circuit  
A ripple current reduction circuit includes a supply node coupled to the output of a high ripple voltage source such as a charge pump. A first current mirror is referred to the supply node and...
7508255 Power supply controller  
A power supply controller including a MOSFET between a power source and a load, a ground terminal, a gate driving circuit structured to control a gate potential of the MOSFET to turn on power and...
7508252 Semiconductor integrated circuit device  
A semiconductor integrated circuit device has a boosted-voltage power-supply circuit generating a boosted voltage, an internal circuit being driven with the boosted voltage, and a control circuit...
7505240 Overcurrent protection device for semiconductor element  
An overcurrent protecting device for protecting a semiconductor element from an overcurrent includes: the semiconductor element; a shunt resistor for detecting the overcurrent when the electric...
7498869 Voltage reference circuit for low voltage applications in an integrated circuit  
An integrated circuit that includes at least one tunneling device voltage reference circuit for use in low voltage applications is disclosed. The tunneling device voltage reference circuit includes...
7498867 Current drive circuit  
In the current drive section, a wiring for setting a substrate potential is separately provided from a wiring of a power potential VDD so that substrate potentials of P-channel MOS transistors...
7498855 Power-on clear circuit  
A power-ON-clear circuit has a reset period when the power supply stops temporarily (or instantaneously) and then that power supply is restored. The power-ON-clear circuit 30 of a semiconductor...
7495505 Low supply voltage band-gap reference circuit and negative temperature coefficient current generation unit thereof and method for supplying band-gap reference current  
A low supply voltage band-gap reference circuit is provided, which includes a positive temperature coefficient current generation unit and a negative temperature coefficient current generation...
7482859 Automatic current trimming method & circuits  
Techniques pertaining to a circuit architecture capable of controlling a current source to a predefined precision are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an automatic...
7482858 Temperature-sensitive current source  
A temperature-sensitive current source includes a first MOS transistor having a source coupled to a first voltage; a second MOS transistor having a source coupled to the first voltage, and a gate...
7482857 Unified bandgap voltage and PTAT current reference circuit  
A circuit provides a bandgap reference voltage that is substantially insensitive to temperature variations of an operating reference circuit.
7479821 Cascode circuit and semiconductor device  
A reference voltage circuit having a high power supply rejection ratio, and can operate at low voltage is provided. The reference voltage circuit includes a bias circuit constructed such that a...
7477097 Internal voltage generating circuit  
An internal voltage generating circuit detects a level of a back bias voltage or a pumping voltage and controls a period of an oscillating signal based on the result of counting timing when the...
7474143 Voltage generator circuit and method for controlling thereof  
A voltage generator circuit which is capable of preventing the generation of a through current in a transition to a power-down mode to reduce current consumption. The voltage generator circuit...
7471139 Voltage buffer for capacitive loads  
A voltage buffer for capacitive loads isolates the load from the feedback loop. Using a variation of a follower arrangement, a second transistor outside of the feedback loop introduced. The current...
7471138 DC output voltage circuit with substantially flat PSRR  
The disclosed technology provides circuitry for providing a DC output voltage. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the circuit includes a power connection and a transistor connected to...
7456681 Power supply voltage step-down circuit, delay circuit, and semiconductor device having the delay circuit  
A delay circuit has a circuit structure dominated by an NMOS or a PMOS transistor. The delay circuit is supplied with, as a power supply voltage, an output voltage of a power supply voltage...
7456680 Internal voltage generating circuit and semiconductor integrated circuit device  
A voltage for reference at a voltage level higher than a target value is produced from a constant current provided from a constant current generating circuit, and is subjected to resistance...
7456678 Apparatus and method for providing a temperature compensated reference current  
An apparatus and method for providing a temperature compensated reference current in an electronic device is disclosed. The temperature compensated reference current is compensated for temperature...
7449940 Buffer circuit  
A buffer circuit capable of switching between input mode and output mode includes a first transistor for outputting a prescribed voltage to an input/output terminal depending on a conductive state...
7439798 Regulator circuit  
A regulator circuit includes: a detection circuit, for outputting a feedback voltage in accordance with an output voltage; a reference voltage input section; a feedback voltage input section; an...
7436243 Integrated circuits with on-chip AC noise suppression  
On-chip AC noise suppression is provided for a target circuit within an integrated circuit chip. A power supply line filter is provided in the power supply line that feeds the target circuit. The...
7432758 Voltage regulator for semiconductor memory  
A voltage regulator as a stable power supply to internal circuits in a semiconductor memory device is provided. This regulator includes a comparing unit, a first driver transistor, a feedback unit,...
7429888 Temperature compensation for floating gate circuits  
A system and method is provided for improving the accuracy of the voltage reference output of a floating gate voltage reference circuit by minimizing the temperature coefficient, Tc. The system and...