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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2000
Takashi Fujiwara, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
In a suppresser circuit, a first voltage-to-current converting circuit converts an input voltage signal to an output current signal. A second voltage-to-current converting circuit has a non-inverting input terminal for receiving a predetermined bias potential and an inverting input terminal for receiving the input voltage signal. A current-limiting element is connected between the first and second voltage-to-current converting circuits, for substantially stopping a flow of current between the first and second voltage-to-current converting circuits while the input voltage signal remains at a level equal to or lower than the bias potential, and for decreasing the output current of the first voltage-to-current converting circuit while the input voltage signal remains at a level higher than the bias potential.