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Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026

Filed:

May. 31, 2023
Applicant:

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventor:

Ganapathi Shankar, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/20 (2006.01); H03K 17/082 (2006.01); H02M 1/34 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/205 (2013.01); H02M 1/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

An example apparatus includes: a transistor having a source, a drain, and a gate; first voltage clamp circuitry having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal, the first terminal of the first voltage clamp circuitry coupled to the source of the transistor, the second terminal of the first voltage clamp circuitry coupled to the gate of the transistor; second voltage clamp circuitry having a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal, the first terminal of the second voltage clamp circuitry coupled to the drain of the transistor, the second terminal of the second voltage clamp circuitry coupled to the gate of the transistor, the third terminal of the second voltage clamp circuitry coupled to the source of the transistor; and clamp control circuitry having a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Shankar, Ganapathi. (2026). Methods and apparatus to protect transistors using voltage clamp circuitry (U.S. Patent No. 12580380). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12580380

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