Protection circuit against high voltages for USB type C receiver
US11018459B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A USB Type-C receiver device, includes: a port including a channel configuration input; a ground pin; and a protection circuit for protection against high voltages on the channel configuration input, wherein the protection circuit includes a resistive circuit coupled between the channel configuration input and the ground terminal and configured to form both a voltage divider and a resistive pull-down circuit coupled between the channel configuration input and the ground pin.
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