Protection circuitry
US12341335B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D89/60
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC), comprising: a converter comprising: one or more core devices; and one or more output internal nodes, each internal node coupled to one of the one or more core devices; protection circuitry comprising: one or more isolation switches, each of the one or more isolation switches coupled between a respective one of the one or more internal output nodes and a respective output external pin of the IC, wherein the protection circuitry configured to: monitor a characteristic at each respective external output pin of the IC; and if the characteristic is outside an operating specification of the one or more core devices, open one or more of the one or more isolation switches to isolate one or more of the one or more core devices from the respective external pin of the IC.
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