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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Antonio Gallerano, San Jose, CA (US);
Vladislav Vashchenko, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Antonio Gallerano, San Jose, CA (US);
Vladislav Vashchenko, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an LVTSCR, an avalanche diode based control circuit controls both the base of the internal PNP of the LVTSCR as well as the gate of the LVTSCR.