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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Michael Sommer, Raubling, DE;
Helmut Fischer, Oberhaching, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Sommer, Raubling, DE;
Helmut Fischer, Oberhaching, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F003/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit has a voltage divider that is configured to save current. The circuit includes a capacitor that is inventively connected to a potential sink or potential source by way of a charge branch even when the voltage divider is inactive. The capacitor is thus held at a charge state that corresponds to the charge state given an active voltage divider. The voltage divider thus becomes functional in a shorter time following activation, because the capacitor does not require recharging.