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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11728805 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 14, 2020

Circuits and operating methods thereof for monitoring and protecting a device

Applicant:

Macom Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., Lowell, MA (US);

Inventors:

Cristiano Bazzani, Irvine, CA (US);

Damian McCann, Rossmoor, CA (US);

Assignee:

MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS, INC., Lowell, MA (US);

Attorneys:

Perilla Knox & Hildebrandt LLP

Jason M. Perilla

Primary Examiner:

Danny Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H01L 29/20 (2006.01); H01L 29/778 (2006.01); H03K 5/24 (2006.01); H03F 1/22 (2006.01); H03F 3/217 (2006.01); H03K 17/082 (2006.01); H03F 3/72 (2006.01); G05F 1/573 (2006.01); H02H 3/08 (2006.01); H03F 1/52 (2006.01); H02H 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/165 (2013.01); H01L 29/2003 (2013.01); H01L 29/7787 (2013.01); H03F 1/223 (2013.01); H03F 3/2171 (2013.01); H03F 3/72 (2013.01); H03K 5/2472 (2013.01); H03K 17/0828 (2013.01); G05F 1/573 (2013.01); H02H 3/08 (2013.01); H02H 9/02 (2013.01); H03F 1/52 (2013.01); H03F 2200/462 (2013.01); H03F 2200/78 (2013.01);
Abstract

Circuits for protecting devices, such as gallium nitride (GaN) devices, and operating methods thereof are described. The circuits monitor a magnitude of the current in a device and reduce the magnitude of the current and/or shut down the device responsive to the magnitude of the current exceeding a threshold. These circuits safeguard devices from damaging operating conditions to prolong the operating life of the protected devices.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bazzani, Cristiano. (2023). Circuits and operating methods thereof for monitoring and protecting a device (U.S. Patent No. 11728805). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11728805

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