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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2023
Allegro Microsystems, Llc, Manchester, NH (US);
Rajiv Damodaran Prabha, Nashua, NH (US);
David Abramson, Stratham, NH (US);
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC, Manchester, NH (US);
Abstract
A driver circuit comprising: a substrate; a first terminal; a second terminal; a switching circuit that is formed on the substrate, the switching circuit including a first switch and a second switch, the first switch having a first drain and a first source, the second switch having a second drain and a second source, the first drain being coupled to the first terminal, the first source being coupled to the second drain, the second source being coupled to ground, and the second terminal being coupled to the first source and the second drain; an electrostatic discharge (ESD) diode that is formed on the substrate; a trigger circuit that is formed on the substrate, the trigger circuit being configured to divert a first electrical current when the trigger circuit is activated, the first electrical current being diverted from the second terminal to the first terminal via the first switch.