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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1994
Gary L Pace, Boca Raton, FL (US);
David H Overton, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A high current driver (100) for driving a high current load (110) in an electronic device powered by a battery (112) comprises a voltage reference (104) for generating a reference voltage, and a drive current controller (102, 302) responsive to a drive control signal for selectively switching the drive current controller (102, 302) from an active state for supplying current to the high current load (110), to an-inactive state for inhibiting the supply of current to the high current load (110). The drive current controller (102, 302) further controls the amount of current supplied to the high current load (110) when the battery (112) terminal voltage is substantially equal to the reference voltage. A load control element (108) is coupled to the drive current controller (102, 302) and drives the high current load (110) when the drive current controller (102, 302) is in the active state.