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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1995
Antonio Andreini, Milan, IT;
Pietro Consiglio, Milan, IT;
Pietro Erratico, Milan, IT;
Enrico M Ravanelli, Monza, IT;
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
Device for limiting the working voltage for mechanical switches in telephony includes terminals for connection to a telephone line, a connection and power supply branch for a control circuit extending from a first terminal, the branch having a first switch, the cathode terminal of a first Zener diode and the source terminal of a first MOSFET transistor being connected to the output terminal of the first switch, the gate terminal of the first MOSFET transistor being connected, through the anode terminal of the Zener diode, to the first terminal. The current absorbed by the device may be adjusted.