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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2010
Applicants:
Christopher Bennett, Topsham, ME (US);
Hrvoje Jasa, Scarborough, ME (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Bennett, Topsham, ME (US);
Hrvoje Jasa, Scarborough, ME (US);
Assignee:
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for offsetting reverse-bias leakage of a high impedance bias network. In an example, an apparatus includes an anti-parallel diode pair coupled between a signal node and a common-mode node. The anti-parallel diode pair can include a first diode and a second diode coupled to the first diode. A third diode can be coupled between a supply node and the signal node, and the third diode can be sized to compensate for a parasitic diode junction of the anti-parallel diode pair.