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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2020
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Adam John Whitworth, Mountain View, CA (US);
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
In a general aspect, a circuit can include a pass device configured to receive an input voltage and provide an output voltage. The circuit can further include a current sink coupled with a control terminal of the pass device, the current sink being configured to discharge the control terminal of the pass device to limit the output voltage in response to the input voltage exceeding a threshold voltage. The circuit can also include a switch coupled in series with the current sink, the switch being configured to enable the current sink in response to the input voltage exceeding the threshold voltage.