Integrated linear current sense circuitry for semiconductor transistor devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9983239
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15154702

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An integrated circuit (IC) for sensing a current flowing through a transistor device includes a substrate and a current scaling circuit that includes first and second MOSFET devices. The first MOSFET device has a drain coupled to the switched FET at a first node and a source coupled to the substrate. The second MOSFET device has a source coupled to the substrate and a drain coupled to a second node. The first MOSFET device has a channel size that is K times larger than the second MOSFET device. Circuitry is included that equalizes a voltage across both the first MOSFET device and the second MOSFET device.

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POWER INTEGRATIONS INC5245 HELLYER AVENUE SAN JOSE CA 94538

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Mayell, Robert Los Altos, US 6 32

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