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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Tours) Sas, Tours, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (TOURS) SAS, Tours, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/04 (2013.01); H02H 9/041 (2013.01); H02H 9/042 (2013.01); H02H 9/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device may be for protection against overvoltages in a power supply line. The device may include a breakover diode, an avalanche diode coupled in series with the breakover diode, and a switch coupled in parallel with the breakover diode and the avalanche diode. The device may also include a circuit coupled across the avalanche diode and configured to control the switch.