Patent ID: 11874680
Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 17:
18. The method of claim 17,
wherein the pass transistor has a maximum output current limit,
wherein the outputting of the select signal and the applying of the one of the first control voltage and the second control voltage to the control terminal of the pass transistor based on the select signal enables automatic switching of control of operation of the pass transistor from the first control voltage to the second control voltage,
wherein, as long as an output current from the pass transistor is less than the maximum output current limit, the first control voltage controls operation of the pass transistor to regulate the output voltage at the output voltage node, and
wherein, when the output current reaches the maximum output current limit, the second control voltage controls operation of the pass transistor to prevent the maximum output current limit from being exceeded.