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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2024
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Siro Buzzetti, Limerick, IE;
Marco Demicheli, Limerick, IE;
Danilo Ranieri, Limerick, IE;
Roberto Casiraghi, Limerick, IE;
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A driver circuit includes a primary driver sub-circuit, a comparator sub-circuit and an auxiliary driver sub-circuit. The primary driver sub-circuit is configured to (i) generate an output voltage, and (ii) supply a predetermined maximum amount of current from a power source to a load via a first switch. The comparator sub-circuit is configured to (i) detect when a high-power dissipation condition exists which could lead to overheating the primary driver sub-circuit, and (ii) based on detection of the condition, generate a first output signal. The auxiliary driver sub-circuit is configured to, based on the first output signal, transition between (i) pulling-up the output voltage to the source voltage and supplying current from the power source to the load, and (ii) decreasing an amount of current being supplied to the load.
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