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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2019
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Michael Ryan Hanschke, Dallas, TX (US);
Filippo Marino, Tremestieri Etneo, IT;
Sunglyong Kim, Allen, TX (US);
Tobin Daniel Hagan, Plano, TX (US);
Richard Lee Valley, Nashua, NH (US);
Bharath Balaji Kannan, Merrimack, NH (US);
Salvatore Giombanco, Cassaro, IT;
Seetharaman Sridhar, Richardson, TX (US);
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
In an example, a circuit includes a first power switch device coupled between a voltage input and an output terminal, the first power switch device having a control input. A voltage divider circuit includes a first resistor and a second resistor. The first resistor is coupled between the voltage input and a sense node between the first resistor and the second resistor. The second resistor has a first terminal coupled to the sense node and a second terminal. A second switch device is coupled between the second terminal of the second resistor and an electrical ground terminal. A voltage clamp is coupled between the sense node and the electrical ground terminal.