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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventor:
Surendra Kumar, Greater Noida, IN;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus includes a number of current steering switches and a power controller. A current source is coupled to the current steering switches and to the power controller. The current source is controlled to provide a first voltage to the current steering switches. The apparatus also includes a number of pre-drivers. The power controller is configured to provide a second voltage to the plurality of pre-drivers. The second voltage is dependent on the first voltage.