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Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020

Filed:

May. 29, 2018
Applicant:

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Pranav Kumar, Hatia, IN;

Yogesh Darwhekar, Bengaluru, IN;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/06 (2006.01); H03K 19/018 (2006.01); H01L 29/73 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0647 (2013.01); H01L 29/7302 (2013.01); H03K 19/01825 (2013.01); H03K 19/01837 (2013.01);
Abstract

A circuit includes a first bipolar junction transistor (BJT) including a first base, a first collector, and a first emitter, the first collector connected to a first supply voltage node and a second BJT including a second base, a second collector, and a second emitter, the second collector connected to the first emitter at an output node. The circuit also includes a capacitor including a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal, the first capacitor terminal connected to the second emitter of the second BJT and the second capacitor terminal connected to a second supply voltage node. A current source device is also included that is connected in parallel with the capacitor.


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