Patents Assigned to Skelbrook
  • Integrated circuit with an onboard regulator having an optional external pass transistor
    Patent number: 5828205
    Abstract: An integrated circuit has an on-chip voltage regulator circuit. The voltage regulator circuit includes a control circuit, a pass element and a control connection and also provided is a connection for connecting an external pass element to the voltage regulator. There is a switch circuit that when an external pass element is connected to the voltage regulator, the switch circuit will turn off the internal pass element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Skelbrook
    Inventor: T. Gerard Byrne