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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Zhaoang Yang, Shanghai, CN;
Haiyang Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Zhongxuan Tu, Shanghai, CN;
Jianxin Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Zhaoang Yang, Shanghai, CN;
Haiyang Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Zhongxuan Tu, Shanghai, CN;
Jianxin Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
STMicroelectronics R & D (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system for providing short circuit protection is disclosed. The system has a supply circuit and a series switch. The supply circuit has a supply input and a supply output, and is configured to deliver an output current at the supply output, and to disable the supply output if the output current exceeds a first current limit. The series switch coupled between the supply output of the supply circuit and a supply node, and the supply node is configured to be coupled to a load.