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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2024
Nxp Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a circuit comprising a self-conducting transistor referred to as power transistor, a further transistor referred to as control transistor, a further transistor referred to as first protection transistor, and a string referred to as a Zener string, which comprises at least one Zener diode, wherein the power transistor is coupled between a first terminal of the circuit and a first node of the circuit, wherein the control transistor is coupled between the first node and a second terminal of the circuit, wherein a gate terminal of the control transistor is coupled to a third terminal of the circuit, wherein the first protection transistor is coupled between the first node and the second terminal, and wherein the Zener string is coupled between the first terminal and a gate terminal of the first protection transistor.