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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Kevin Mahooti, San Jose, CA (US);
Sanket Gandhi, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Mahooti, San Jose, CA (US);
Sanket Gandhi, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 1/00 (2006.01); G05F 3/24 (2006.01); G05F 3/26 (2006.01); G05F 1/10 (2006.01); H03L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/242 (2013.01); G05F 1/10 (2013.01); G05F 3/26 (2013.01); H03L 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments relate to a bias generator including: a bias generator circuit; a master startup circuit that applies current to a first node in the bias generator circuit; a second startup circuit that applies current to additional nodes in the bias generator circuit; and a power switch that receives a power from a power supply and that provides power to the bias generator circuit, the master startup circuit, and the second startup circuit.