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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Robert Pezzani, Vouvray, FR;
Inventor:
Robert Pezzani, Vouvray, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.A., Gentilly, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A constant current generator connected between first and second terminals includes a gate turn-off thyristor in series with a resistor; a current limiting component connected between the anode gate and the cathode gate of the thyristor; and a voltage reference connected between the cathode and the cathode gate of the thyristor.