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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philippe Maige, Seyssinet-Pariset, FR;
Assignee:
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A., Saint Genis, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
330298 ; 3302 / ; 330255 ;
Abstract
A device for limiting the output current of an operational amplifier of the type including an output stage having an output transistor, including circuitry for limiting the biasing current of a differential input stage of the operational amplifier to a value determined by a measurement resistor connected between the output transistor and an output terminal of the operational amplifier.