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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2002
Robert Fulton, Folsom, CA (US);
Andrew Volk, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Chinnugounder Senthilkumar, Folsom, CA (US);
Robert Fulton, Folsom, CA (US);
Andrew Volk, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Chinnugounder Senthilkumar, Folsom, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Start-up circuit for current mirror circuits to facilitate transition from a zero-current state to an operation state. The start-up circuit includes two sets of current control devices. A set is coupled to each leg of the current mirrored circuit to provide a bias on start-up. The current control devices are coupled together to mirror the current that continues during the operational state such that the start-up circuit in combination with the operating circuit do not draw more current in the operational state than the operating circuit would normally draw in the operational state.