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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Tai-Hua Chen, Chanlder, AZ (US);
Jefferson W. Hall, Chandler, AZ (US);
Florin Cornel Vladoianu, Bucharest, RO;
Randall Gray, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 25/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01); H04B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 25/0266 (2013.01); H04B 1/0475 (2013.01); H04B 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a transmitter circuit may be configured to transmit a signal to a receiver. The transmitter circuit may also be configured to detect receiving energy from a transient event, for example detect a transient current, and to direct at least a portion of the energy away from the transmitted signal while the transmitter circuit is transmitting the signal.