Patents Assigned to Consorzio per la Ricerca sulla Microelectronica nel Mezzagiorno
  • Zero bias current driver control circuit
    Patent number: 6407594
    Abstract: Static current consumption in a low-side output drive stage is eliminated by employing a switch in series with a current generator that is employed for controlling the discharge process of the driving node (gate) of the output power transistor and by controlling the switch with the voltage that is present on the driving node of the out put power transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignees: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.r.l., Consorzio per la Ricerca sulla Microelectronica nel Mezzagiorno
    Inventors: Patrizia Milazzo, Gregorio Bontempo, Angelo Alzati