Regulator with a low drop-out voltage
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1. A voltage regulator comprising an input;
- an output; and
a ground line;
a first PNP transistor having an emitter connected to said input, a collector connected to said output, and a base for receiving a regulation control voltage;
a second PNP transistor having a collector connected to said output, a base for receiving said regulation control voltage, and an emitter;
charging means connected between the emitter of said first transistor and the emitter of said second transistor; and
a storage capacitor connected between the emitter of said second transistor and said ground line.
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A regulator with a low drop-out voltage receiving on a first terminal a supply voltage and supplying on its output terminal a regulated voltage. The input and output terminals are connected on the one hand, by a first branch incorporating a pnp transistor, and on the other hand by a second branch incorporating in series a resistor and a second pnp transistor, whose emitter is connected to a storage capacitor charged by the resistor. Thus, when the supply voltage drops below the charging voltage of the capacitor, it is the second pnp transistor which conducts and connects the capacitor to the output terminal.
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1. A voltage regulator comprising an input;
- an output; and
a ground line;
a first PNP transistor having an emitter connected to said input, a collector connected to said output, and a base for receiving a regulation control voltage;
a second PNP transistor having a collector connected to said output, a base for receiving said regulation control voltage, and an emitter;
charging means connected between the emitter of said first transistor and the emitter of said second transistor; and
a storage capacitor connected between the emitter of said second transistor and said ground line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- an output; and
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