Title :
Current mirror saturation sensing technique
Author_Institution :
North East London Polytechnic, Dagenham, UK
Abstract :
A technique for sensing the conduction state of the output transistor of a current mirror is shown to be more discriminating than a scheme previously described. The proposed circuit is applicable to the design of monolithic timers.
Keywords :
bipolar transistor circuits; power supply circuits; timing circuits; bipolar transistor circuits; current mirror saturation sensing; monolithic timers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19800661
