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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/10 ;
Abstract
A programmable and input voltage independent reference voltage generator. Size of reference voltage can be adjusted by controlling size of current using current mirrors and MOS switches. No decoding circuit is necessary. By adjusting the resistance value, current mirror and dimensional ratio of MOS, a chip area smaller than a decoding circuit can be used to accommodate the reference voltage generator. The reference voltage generator is able to provide an adjustable and stable reference voltage to different types of electronic modules. By providing a highly flexible reference voltage, performance of any circuits using the generator is boosted.