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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2007
Gabriele Pelli, Mortara, IT;
Lorenzo Bedarida, Vimercate, IT;
Massimiliano Frulio, Milan, IT;
Andrea Bettini, Cavenago Brianza, IT;
Gabriele Pelli, Mortara, IT;
Lorenzo Bedarida, Vimercate, IT;
Massimiliano Frulio, Milan, IT;
Andrea Bettini, Cavenago Brianza, IT;
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A current mirror circuit includes a first current-mirror transistor coupled to a second current-mirror transistor. A load is coupled to the second current-mirror transistor. A first current source is coupled to the first current-mirror transistor to cause a bias current to flow through the first current-mirror transistor and a second current source is coupled to the second current-mirror transistor and in parallel with the load to shunt the bias current away from the load.