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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Applicants:
Anindya Bhattacharya, Tucson, AZ (US);
David F. Cox, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Anindya Bhattacharya, Tucson, AZ (US);
David F. Cox, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Cirrus Logic, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The system contains a first MOS transistor having a first source element, a first drain element, and a first gate element. A first low voltage current source has two ends. The ends of the low voltage current source are connected to at least two of the first MOS transistor elements. At least one first Zener clamp is in parallel with the low voltage current source.