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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2005
Applicant:
Pietro Fichera, Luynes, FR;
Inventor:
Pietro Fichera, Luynes, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/08 (2006.01); H02H 9/02 (2006.01); H02H 3/20 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and a circuit for protecting a transistor that controls the supply of an at least partially inductive load, including lowering the demagnetization voltage of the inductive load with respect to a demagnetization voltage set by a break-over component connected between a conduction terminal and the control terminal of the transistor.