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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Karel Nápravnik, Prague, CZ;
Alexandre Pons, Vizille, FR;
Inventors:
Karel Nápravnik, Prague, CZ;
Alexandre Pons, Vizille, FR;
Assignee:
ST-Ericsson SA, Plan-les-Ouates, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An active leakage consuming module () is to be added to an LDO regulator without modification of the structure of this latter. The module provides a low-power operating mode with reduced current consumption, without impairing an operation of the LDO regulator for higher currents output by said LDO regulator. The module comprises a leakage current path () and control means () for conducting consumed current below a threshold out of a pull-down path of the LDO regulator.