ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,748,445, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Kioxia Corp. (Tokyo).
"Voltage regulator" was invented by Masayuki Usuda (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A voltage regulator includes an operational amplifier that compares a feedback voltage that is proportional to an output voltage and a predetermined reference voltage that corresponds to a desired output voltage. The operational amplifier controls the conduction state of an output transistor according to the comparison. A detecting circuit monitors the operating state of the operational amplifier, and in the case that the operational amplifier is not operating, outputs a signal which...