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Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2016
Applicant:

Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventor:

Ge Wang, Chandler, AZ (US);

Assignee:

NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/046 (2013.01); H01L 27/0266 (2013.01);
Abstract

Circuits and methods concerning voltage surge protection are disclosed. In an example embodiment, an apparatus includes a switching circuit configured to enable a current path between a first node and a second node in a first mode and disable the current path in a second mode. A biasing circuit configured to, in the surge protection mode, prevent a voltage surge at the first node from enabling the current path to the second node by biasing a voltage of the control node.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wang, Ge. (2018). Electrostatic discharge protection (U.S. Patent No. 10164425). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10164425

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