ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,206, issued on May 27, was assigned to Rohm Co. Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Linear power supply circuit and source follower circuit" was invented by Isao Takobe (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear power supply circuit includes an output transistor provided between an input terminal to which an input voltage is applied and an output terminal to which an output voltage is applied, and a driver configured to drive the output transistor based on the difference between a voltage based on the output voltage and a reference voltage. The driver includes a differential amplifier, a converter, and a first capacitor provided between...