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Voltage regulator including a linear transconductance amplifier

  • US 5,559,423 A
  • Filed: 03/31/1994
  • Issued: 09/24/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A voltage regulator comprising a FET having a source coupled to an input terminal for a voltage to be regulated, a drain coupled to an output terminal for a regulated output voltage, and a gate, a linear transconductance amplifier responsive to the output voltage for supplying a current drive to the gate of the FET, a current-sensing resistor in series with the source-drain path of the FET between the input and output terminals, and a current limiting circuit responsive to an excessive current flow through the current-sensing resistor for reducing current drive from the transconductance amplifier to the gate of the FET.

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