Patents Assigned to Co.Ri.M.Me.-Consorzio per la Ricerca sulla Microelettronica nel Messogiorno
  • Patent number: 5804956
    Abstract: A circuit for limitation of maximum current delivered by a power transistor comprises: a network for detection of the current delivered by the power transistor which generates a first electrical signal; a reference network for generating a reference current proportional to a resistor and self-limited, provided by means of a current generator circuit and a limiting circuit with current mirror; and an operational amplifier which compares the first electrical signal with the reference current and which tends to inhibit the power transistor if the current delivered exceeds a certain threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Co.Ri.M.Me.-Consorzio per la Ricerca sulla Microelettronica nel Messogiorno
    Inventor: Francesco Pulvirenti