Bootstrapped line-protector CMOS switch
US11855451B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D89/811
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A line protector circuit comprises an external side switch circuit coupled to an external circuit node of the line protector circuit, an internal side switch circuit coupled in series to the external side switch circuit and an internal circuit node of the line protector circuit, a high supply circuit node and a low supply circuit node, and switch control circuitry configured to deactivate the internal side switch circuit and divert a bias current from the external side switch to the low supply circuit node when the external voltage exceeds a high supply voltage of the high supply circuit node.
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