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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Colette Morche, Meylan, FR;
Assignee:
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A., Saint Genis, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327544 ; 327530 ; 327403 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for setting at stand-by a bias source through a stand-by control signal, including an inverter with an active load controlled by the bias source. The inverter includes a first p-channel MOS transistor, whose source is connected to a positive terminal of the supply voltage of the bias source, whose drain constitutes the inverter output connected to a control input of the bias source, and whose gate constitutes the input of the inverter receiving the stand-by inducing control signal.