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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Benoit Peron, Tours, FR;
Ghafour Benabdelaziz, Saint Pierre des Corps, FR;
Inventors:
Benoit Peron, Tours, FR;
Ghafour Benabdelaziz, Saint Pierre des Corps, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.A., , FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circuit for controlling a triac, comprising: a bidirectional current-limiting active element connecting the triac gate to its opposite power electrode; and a switch connecting the gate to the other power electrode of the triac.