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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Transphorm Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Honea, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Yifeng Wu, Goleta, CA (US);
Assignee:
Transphorm Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Power switching circuits including an inductive load and a switching device are described. The switches devices can be either low-side or high-side switches. Some of the switches are transistors that are able to block voltages or prevent substantial current from flowing through the transistor when voltage is applied across the transistor.