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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2010
Applicants:
William Hall Coley, Cary, NC (US);
Kurk David Matthews, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
William Hall Coley, Cary, NC (US);
Kurk David Matthews, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Linear Technology Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A DC/DC converter and a method protect a MOSFET driven by the converter from overcurrent conditions. No extra pins are required to sense the current, which saves IC package area and cost.