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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2023
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Abstract
An apparatus such as a clamp circuit includes a first circuit component and a second circuit component. The first circuit component may be coupled to a first circuit path. The second circuit component may be coupled to the first circuit component. The second circuit component may be configured to control operation of the first circuit component such that current received from the first circuit path passes through a combination of the first circuit component and the second circuit component to a ground reference voltage. In other words, controlled operation of the first circuit component results in sinking of the current received from the first circuit path through the first circuit component and the second circuit component to the reference voltage node such as ground. In one example, the first circuit component is controlled to sink the current through the clamp circuit when a supply voltage is below a threshold level.