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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1998
Erwin G Seinen, Nijmegen, NL;
Naveed Majid, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A switched-mode power supply includes a transformer (TR) provided with a primary winding (P) having a first primary terminal (1), coupled to receive a voltage (U) with respect to a ground terminal (GND), and a second primary terminal (2); a controllable switch (SM) coupled between the second primary terminal (2) and the ground terminal (GND); and a start-up circuit (ST) for starting up the switched-mode power supply. The start-up circuit (ST) includes a field effect transistor (T) of the normally-on type having a drain coupled to the second primary terminal (2), a source, and a gate. The start-up circuit (ST) further includes a voltage stabilizer (VS) for supplying an internal supply voltage to an internal supply terminal (VINT), the voltage stabilizer (VS) being coupled to the source.