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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
May. 23, 2023
Em Microelectronic-marin SA, Marin, CH;
Mario Dellea, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH;
Athos Canclini, Neuchâtel, CH;
EM Microelectronic-Marin SA, Marin, CH;
Abstract
An output driver (), including: a first supply rail (A) configured to receive a high supply electrical voltage (Vdd); a second supply rail (B) configured to receive a low supply electrical voltage (Vss); a pad terminal () configured to output an output electrical voltage (V_pad_out); an output stage () connected to the pad terminal () and to the first and second supply rails (A,B). The output stage () has an electrical clamping circuit (A,B) including a semiconductor electronic switching component (Q, Q) made of a first type of semiconductors and a semiconductor electronic switching component (Q, Q) made of a second type of semiconductors. A resistor (R, R) is connected between the first or second supply rail and the semiconductor electronic switching component (Q, Q) of the first type, at an intermediate terminal ().