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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Christophe Basso, Pibrac, FR;
Jean-paul Louvel, Colomiers, FR;
Inventors:
Christophe Basso, Pibrac, FR;
Jean-Paul Louvel, Colomiers, FR;
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); G05F 1/575 (2006.01); H05K 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/33546 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01); G05F 1/575 (2013.01); H05K 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of forming a conditioning circuit includes configuring an output biasing network to provide a biasing voltage to an MOS transistor to enable the MOS transistor to operate in a saturated operating mode for input voltages that are less than a threshold voltage.