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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
May. 21, 2004
Luthuli Edem Dake, Richardson, TX (US);
Jozef Adut, New York, NY (US);
Luthuli Edem Dake, Richardson, TX (US);
Jozef Adut, New York, NY (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system for producing high voltage, low power driver circuitry () that addresses a number of disparate design requirements. The present invention provides circuitry comprising a voltage supply () and an output node (). A transistor () is provided. A first resistive element () is coupled to the voltage supply, while a second resistive element ()—having a resistance value equal to that of the first resistive element—is coupled between a second terminal of the transistor and the output node. A first diode () is coupled to the first resistive element and to a first terminal of the transistor. A clamping system () is coupled to the transistor, and a current limiting system () is coupled to the clamping system.