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Transistor breakdown protection circuit

US5054001A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 16, 1990
Grant dateOct 1, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 16, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/00315
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to transistor breakdown protection circuits for use in high voltage circuitry. This inventions relates more particularly to memory systems such as Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), or Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) which require high voltages for write and erase operations.

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