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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2009
Stefano Clemente, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Cesare Bocchiola, Settimo, IT;
Stefano Clemente, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Cesare Bocchiola, Settimo, IT;
International Rectifier Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one disclosed embodiment, a power delivery circuit includes a switch for protection of a load in a reverse battery condition. The load is coupled in cascade with the protection switch, where the protection switch disconnects the load from the battery in the reverse battery condition. The protection switch does not include p-n junction diodes present in conventional protection switches using FETs. The protection switch utilizes, for example, a GaN HEMT, that does not include a p-n junction diode. Thus, the threat of internal conduction in the protection switch during a reverse battery condition is eliminated. The power delivery circuit also protects the load in a load dump condition.