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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2009
Aline C. Sadate, Allen, TX (US);
Christopher T. Maxwell, Sherman, TX (US);
Nakshatra S. Gajbhiye, Plano, TX (US);
Mustapha El-markhi, Dallas, TX (US);
Aline C. Sadate, Allen, TX (US);
Christopher T. Maxwell, Sherman, TX (US);
Nakshatra S. Gajbhiye, Plano, TX (US);
Mustapha El-Markhi, Dallas, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Load switches are relatively common and in use with a variety of applications, and conventional load switches have been designed to have continually operating protection circuitry, which can consume a great deal of power. Here, a load switch integrated circuit (IC) is provided where a controller within the IC activates and deactivates various protection circuits in a sequence, allowing the protection circuit to protect the IC while also reducing power consumption.