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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2003
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A voltage down-converter system, with a stand-by mode and an active mode, for a memory device with the following components. A charge node is configured to receive a charge. A first transistor has a first gate and the first transistor is configured to supply a load current to the memory device. A first switch is coupled to the charge node and the first gate, the first switch being configured to apply the charge in the charge node to the first gate during transition from stand-by to active modes. A second transistor is coupled to the first gate and configured to bias the first transistor to an inactive state during stand-by mode. A second switch is coupled to the first gate and the second transistor, the second switch being configured to apply a voltage difference at the second transistor to the first gate during the stand-by mode.