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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Marco Farina, Milan, IT;
Mauro Ranzato, Torre d'Isola, IT;
Gianluca Mariano, San Martino Siccomario, IT;
Assignee:
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/07 (2006.01); H02H 7/20 (2006.01); H02H 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/07 (2013.01); H02H 7/20 (2013.01); H02H 11/002 (2013.01); H02H 11/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment, set forth by way of example and not limitation, an integrated circuit includes charge pump circuitry formed on an integrated circuit (IC) chip, a first protective circuit formed on the integrated circuit chip and coupling the first output node to a first IC port, a second protective circuit formed on the integrated circuit chip and coupling the second output node to a second IC port, and a third protective circuit formed on the integrated circuit chip and coupling the power input node to a power input IC port.