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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2015
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Petr Kadanka, Valasska Bystrice, CZ;
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
An illustrative method embodiment includes: sensing a source-drain current provided by the output transistor; and controlling a bulk current from a body terminal of the output transistor in response to the source-drain current. The controlling includes: maintaining the bulk current at an operating value while the source-drain current is in an active range; and reducing the bulk current below the operating value when the source-drain current lies outside the active range. An illustrative circuit embodiment includes: an output transistor that supplies an output current over a range that includes an active region; and a bulk current adapter that senses the output current and responsively controls a bulk current from a body terminal of the output transistor, maintaining the bulk current at an operating value while the output current is in the active region and reducing the bulk current when the output current is outside the active region.