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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas, Rousset, FR;
Inventors:
Patrick Fulcheri, Biot, FR;
Kenichi Oku, Grasse, FR;
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, Rousset, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/66 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G01R 19/257 (2006.01); H02H 3/20 (2006.01); G01R 15/04 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6666 (2013.01); G01R 19/257 (2013.01); G06F 13/4072 (2013.01); H02H 3/20 (2013.01); G01R 15/04 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A USB Type-C receiver device, includes: a port including a channel configuration input; a ground pin; and a protection circuit for protection against high voltages on the channel configuration input, wherein the protection circuit includes a resistive circuit coupled between the channel configuration input and the ground terminal and configured to form both a voltage divider and a resistive pull-down circuit coupled between the channel configuration input and the ground pin.