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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
Applicant:
Andrea Ciuffoli, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Andrea Ciuffoli, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Rectifier Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An avalanche test circuit for applying an avalanche test signal to a device under test, comprising a series combination of a voltage source and an inductance; a switching device connected in parallel with said series combination; a diode for being connected to a test terminal of said device under test, said diode being connected to a connection point of said inductance and said switching device; a common terminal of said device under test being connected to a connection point of said switching device and said voltage source.