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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Steven Aerts, Oud-Heverlee, BE;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 19/00 (2006.01); G01R 15/08 (2006.01); G01R 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 19/0092 (2013.01); G01R 15/08 (2013.01); G01R 1/203 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A current measuring circuit for providing a current flow signal indicative of current flow between a first terminal and a second terminal includes a main transistor, a sense transistor, a bypass switch, an output amplifier for providing a current flow signal, and a controller for enabling current flow through each of respective drain-source paths of the main and sense transistors or a controllable conduction path of the bypass switch.