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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1993
Karl L Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A modified Widlar current source (74) includes a first transistor (84) having a collector providing a first terminal of the current source (74), a base, and an emitter connected through a first resistor (85) to a second terminal of the current source (74). A second transistor (82) has a collector connected to a power supply voltage terminal through a second resistor (81) and to the base of the first transistor (84), a base connected to the collector thereof, and an emitter connected to the second terminal of the current source (74) through a third resistor (83). A switching portion (80) selectively reduces a resistance between the power supply voltage terminal and the collector of the second transistor (82) in response to a control signal. Thus, current is selectively reduced, such as during a non-switching time of a logic circuit (70).