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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2005
Cecil Kent Walters, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Cecil Kent Walters, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Microsemi Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A device for protecting I/O lines using PIN or NIP low capacitance transient voltage suppressors and steering diodes are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a two (2) terminal device with a unidirectional low capacitance TVS diode () and an anti-parallel LC PIN or NIP diode () is disclosed. To provide for a low capacitance TVS with a forward conducting low-voltage characteristic, the LC PIN or NIP diode is placed anti-parallel to the unidirectional low capacitance TVS. This LC PIN or NIP diode must also have a reverse blocking voltage greater than the avalanche breakdown p-n junction voltage (V) of the unidirectional TVS.