A current sink circuit is disclosed. An apparatus according to aspects of
the present invention includes a sensing element, a pass element coupled
to the sensing element and a setting element coupled to the pass element.
The setting element provides both a voltage threshold level and a current
regulation reference. The pass element is to pass current conducted
through the current sink circuit in response to the setting element. The
current conducted through the current sink circuit is substantially zero
when a voltage applied across the current sink circuit is below the
voltage threshold level. A signal generated by the sensing element is
regulated in response to the current regulation reference by regulating a
current conducted through the pass element when a voltage applied across
the current sink circuit is above the voltage threshold level.