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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2002
Charles Guan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew Morrish, Saratoga, CA (US);
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for regulating beam current in a cathode ray tube. The system includes test signal timing and pulse generation logic for outputting test signals operable to stimulate a cathode ray tube at two voltage levels. The system further includes a circuit that inputs the test signal timing and determines correction signals based on signals derived from the cathode in response to stimulating the cathode ray tube at the two voltage levels. The correction signals may include a gain correction signal, a bias correction signal or both. The gain correction signal modifies a signal output to a gain driver that may be AC coupled to the cathode. The bias correction signal output to a clamping circuit coupled to the cathode.