START-UP CIRCUIT

A start-up circuit arranged to initialize a circuit portion with a zero stable point and a non-zero stable point. The start-up circuit includes: a capacitive voltage divider including a first capacitor and a second capacitor that generate a divider bias voltage at a divider node; a differential amplifier including first and second amplifier inputs and an amplifier output connected to the divider node; a first driver transistor with its gate terminal connected to the divider node, and its drain terminal connected to a first start-up output and the first amplifier input; and a second driver transistor with its gate terminal connected to the divider node, and its drain terminal connected to a second start-up output and the second amplifier input. The differential amplifier controls the divider bias voltage and drives the circuit portion to the non-zero stable point.