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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2019
Applicant:

Psemi Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jianhua Lu, San Diego, CA (US);

Naveen Yanduru, San Diego, CA (US);

Edward Nicholas Comfoltey, San Diego, CA (US);

Michael Conry, San Diego, CA (US);

Chieh-Kai Yang, Poway, CA (US);

Assignee:

pSemi Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H04B 1/44 (2006.01); H03K 5/08 (2006.01); H03K 17/30 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H03G 11/00 (2006.01); H03G 7/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H03G 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/082 (2013.01); H01L 27/0288 (2013.01); H03G 7/004 (2013.01); H03G 7/06 (2013.01); H03G 11/00 (2013.01); H03K 5/08 (2013.01); H03K 17/302 (2013.01); H03K 17/687 (2013.01); H03J 2200/10 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49105 (2015.01);
Abstract

A fast response time, self-activating, adjustable threshold limiter including a limiting element LE, a first coupling element CEelectrically connected from a signal node of LE to a control input of LE, and a second coupling element CEelectrically connected from the control input of LE to a nominal node of LE. An initial bias (control) voltage is also supplied to the control input of LE to dynamically control the limiting threshold for the limiter. Embodiments include usage of self-activating adjustable power limiters in combination with series switch components in a switch circuit in lieu of conventional shunt switches.


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