US Patent Issued to STMICROELECTRONICS on June 24 for "Low drop-out regulator circuit, corresponding device and method" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,691, issued on June 24, was assigned to STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l. (Agrate Brianza, Italy).

"Low drop-out regulator circuit, corresponding device and method" was invented by Antonino Conte (Tremestieri Etneo, Italy), Marco Ruta (San Gregorio di Catania, Italy), Francesco Tomaiuolo (Acireale, Italy), Michelangelo Pisasale (Catania, Italy) and Marion Helne Grimal (Catania, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A LDO regulator circuit comprises an input comparator and driver circuitry including transistors having a current flow path therethrough coupled to an output node of the regulator. First and second driver each comprises: driver tra...