An active pulldown circuit substitutes a saturated transistor for a power-consuming pulldown resistor
| Authors | Jean-Bernard Guiot |
| Main Document | Article «Active pullup/pulldown network saves watts» |
| Description | Figure 2 |
| File Format / Size | PDF / 14 Kb |
| Document Language | English |
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- Article «Active pullup/pulldown network saves watts»
- Figure 1. A conventional network requires a low-value pulldown resistor
- Figure 2. An active pulldown circuit substitutes a saturated transistor for a power-consuming pulldown resistor
- Figure 3. Rearranging the circuit and using an NPN transistor for Q1 yields an active-pullup network
