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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fabrice Guitton, Tours, FR;
Didier Magnon, Saint Georges les Baillargeaux, FR;
Jean-Michel Simonnet, Veretz, FR;
Olivier Ladiray, Montlouis sur Loire, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.A., Gentilly, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/772 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/772 ;
Abstract
A one-way switching circuit of the type including a gate tun-off thyristor biased to be normally on, further includes, between the gate and a supply line, a capacitor and a controllable switch connected in parallel.