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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Teradyne, Inc., North Reading, MA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Kirkish, Algonquin, IL (US);
Donald Joseph Nowakowski, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Mark Christopher Cress, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Teradyne, Inc., North Reading, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example system includes a channel over which signals are transmitted between test equipment and a device under test (DUT); and limiting circuitry to limit a voltage on the channel. The limiting circuitry includes a PN-junction device connected to pass current in response to the voltage on the channel exceeding a limit.