Linear regulator circuit
AssigneeRichtek Technology Corporation
InventorChin-Yuan Wei
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AssigneeRichtek Technology Corporation
InventorChin-Yuan Wei
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A linear regulator circuit includes: a power switch having a first terminal coupled to an input voltage, a second terminal coupled to an output voltage, and a control terminal; an error amplifier, controlling the control terminal of the power switch according to a comparison between a feedback signal related to the output voltage and a reference signal; a first node, coupled between the error amplifier and the power switch; a transistor, coupled to the first node to provide a current path; and a body control unit, coupled between the input voltage and a body of the transistor, wherein when a change occurs in the input voltage, the body control unit controls a body voltage of the transistor to adjust a current in the current path, to correspondingly control a voltage of the first node, such that the control terminal of the power switch responds to the change.
A linear regulator circuit, comprising:
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