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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
May. 08, 2018
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
According to an aspect, an overvoltage protection circuit includes a bias current generator configured to generate a bias current, and a current comparator configured to receive the bias current and a voltage associated with a data terminal of a connector. The current comparator includes a transistor. The transistor is configured to activate based on a level of the voltage associated with the data terminal. The current comparator is configured to compare a current of the transistor with the bias current. The overvoltage protection circuit includes an output circuit configured to generate an overvoltage protection signal in response to the current of the transistor being greater than the bias current.