A method and circuit for automatically lowering a quiescent current at a
predetermined threshold. A compact and low power current comparator is
employed to detect the power consumption conditions, and issues a control
signal to lower current consumption within a power management circuit. By
dynamically resizing bias device geometries, a minimum quiescent current
of an electronic device may be further reduced. Moreover, the control
signal may also be used to engage modification of circuit dynamics to
improve circuit performance and mitigate a response profile during
recovery from a low power operation.