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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2013
Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Takeshi Nagata, Kyoto, JP;
Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A leak current absorption circuit for absorbing a leak current from an output transistor includes a switch connected to a grounding node on one end, a constant voltage circuit connected between the other end of the switch and an output node, a switch-operating circuit connected between the output node and the grounding node to operate the switch based on a voltage of the output node. When the voltage of the output node becomes equal to a predetermined threshold voltage or more, the switch-operating circuit turns on the switch to clamp the voltage of the output node by allowing at least a portion of the leak current from the output transistor flow to the grounding node.