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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Sudarshan Udayashankar, Marzling, DE;
Martijn Fridus Snoeij, Erding, DE;
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/082 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/0826 (2013.01); H01L 29/66234 (2013.01); H03F 2200/504 (2013.01);
Abstract
An amplifier overload power limit circuit, system, and a method thereof comprising a monitoring of a current gain of a BJT based on a current detector and limiting power to the BJT based on the monitored current gain to prevent the BJT from driven into a saturation mode and the amplifier overdrive.