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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2004
Applicant:
Cecil Kent Walters, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Cecil Kent Walters, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Microsemi Corporation, Irving, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/22 (2006.01); H01L 31/075 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Unidirectional and bi-directional low capacitance transient voltage suppressors ('TVS') and steering diodes are disclosed. In one embodiment, the TVS comprise TVS p-n junction diode element(s), () low-capacitance ('LC') PIN or NIP diode element(s) (), the TVS p-n junction diode element(s) () being placed in series with and in opposite polarity to the LC PIN or NIP diodes (). In another embodiment, the steering diode comprise only LC PIN or NIP diode(s) () arranged as steering diodes.