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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2012
Applicant:

Thomas A. Somerville, Tempe, AZ (US);

Inventor:

Thomas A. Somerville, Tempe, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A current mirror circuit that is configured to adjust a body to source voltage of an input device in response to a drain to source voltage of an output device is disclosed. In an implementation, the current mirror circuit comprises a current mirror including an input device and an output device coupled together. The current mirror circuit also includes a feedback circuit component coupled between the output of the current mirror and the input device. The feedback circuit component is configured to adjust a body to source voltage of the input device in response to a drain to source voltage of the output device.


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