GB1555045A - Voltage regulator for integrated circuit - Google Patents

Voltage regulator for integrated circuit

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Publication number
GB1555045A
GB1555045A GB3042677A GB3042677A GB1555045A GB 1555045 A GB1555045 A GB 1555045A GB 3042677 A GB3042677 A GB 3042677A GB 3042677 A GB3042677 A GB 3042677A GB 1555045 A GB1555045 A GB 1555045A
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Prior art keywords
cascade
chip
voltage
stabilised
integrated circuit
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GB3042677A
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General Electric Co
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General Electric Co
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Priority claimed from US05/707,278 external-priority patent/US4093909A/en
Application filed by General Electric Co filed Critical General Electric Co
Publication of GB1555045A publication Critical patent/GB1555045A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05F—SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G05F1/00—Automatic systems in which deviations of an electric quantity from one or more predetermined values are detected at the output of the system and fed back to a device within the system to restore the detected quantity to its predetermined value or values, i.e. retroactive systems
    • G05F1/10—Regulating voltage or current
    • G05F1/46—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is dc
    • G05F1/613—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is dc using semiconductor devices in parallel with the load as final control devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05F—SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G05F3/00—Non-retroactive systems for regulating electric variables by using an uncontrolled element, or an uncontrolled combination of elements, such element or such combination having self-regulating properties
    • G05F3/02—Regulating voltage or current
    • G05F3/08—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc
    • G05F3/10—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc using uncontrolled devices with non-linear characteristics
    • G05F3/16—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc using uncontrolled devices with non-linear characteristics being semiconductor devices
    • G05F3/20—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc using uncontrolled devices with non-linear characteristics being semiconductor devices using diode- transistor combinations
    • G05F3/24—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc using uncontrolled devices with non-linear characteristics being semiconductor devices using diode- transistor combinations wherein the transistors are of the field-effect type only
    • G05F3/242—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc using uncontrolled devices with non-linear characteristics being semiconductor devices using diode- transistor combinations wherein the transistors are of the field-effect type only with compensation for device parameters, e.g. channel width modulation, threshold voltage, processing, or external variations, e.g. temperature, loading, supply voltage
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L2924/00—Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
    • H01L2924/0001—Technical content checked by a classifier
    • H01L2924/0002—Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Dc-Dc Converters (AREA)
  • Electronic Switches (AREA)
  • Metal-Oxide And Bipolar Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Control Of Electrical Variables (AREA)
  • Continuous-Control Power Sources That Use Transistors (AREA)

Abstract

A circuit arrangement for stabilising the feed voltage for the circuits on a chip is described which predominantly consists of components which are arranged on the chip and which can be produced in the same work cycles as the other components on the chip. This circuit arrangement contains a plurality of field-effect transistors (Q1 to Q11) connected in a cascade (12) and shunt regulator (Q12) which is connected to a cap (20) of the cascade and is also constructed as a field-effect transistor and which has the effect that the voltage across the cascade is stabilised to a predetermined value. In a preferred embodiment, an auxiliary-voltage source (114) is also provided which is driven via a gate (120) by means of a latching circuit (116) controlled by the cascade in order to charge up a capacitor (C1) so that the stabilised feed voltage for the electronic circuits on the chip is not interrupted even when the primary voltage source (112) fails. <IMAGE>
GB3042677A 1976-07-21 1977-07-20 Voltage regulator for integrated circuit Expired GB1555045A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US70727776A 1976-07-21 1976-07-21
US05/707,278 US4093909A (en) 1976-07-21 1976-07-21 Method and apparatus for operating a semiconductor integrated circuit at minimum power requirements

Publications (1)

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GB1555045A true GB1555045A (en) 1979-11-07

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Country Status (5)

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JP (1) JPS5325854A (en)
CH (1) CH623671A5 (en)
DE (1) DE2732511A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2359456A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1555045A (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4224539A (en) * 1978-09-05 1980-09-23 Motorola, Inc. FET Voltage level detecting circuit
JPS5890177A (en) * 1981-11-25 1983-05-28 Toshiba Corp Reference voltage circuit

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3508084A (en) * 1967-10-06 1970-04-21 Texas Instruments Inc Enhancement-mode mos circuitry
US3781648A (en) * 1973-01-10 1973-12-25 Fairchild Camera Instr Co Temperature compensated voltage regulator having beta compensating means

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CH623671A5 (en) 1981-06-15
FR2359456A1 (en) 1978-02-17
DE2732511A1 (en) 1978-01-26
JPS5325854A (en) 1978-03-10

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