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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas, Rousset, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, Rousset, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/26 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); H03B 29/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/75 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/262 (2013.01); G06F 21/755 (2017.08); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); H01L 23/576 (2013.01); H03B 29/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for smoothing current consumed by an electronic device is based on a series of current copying operations and on a current source delivering a reference current. The reference current is delivered in such a manner that current consumed as seen from the power supply depends on the reference current.