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Gated thyristor and related system and method

US7619863B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 5, 2007
Grant dateNov 17, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D89/713

Abstract

An embodiment of a protection circuit, comprising a first PNP-type bipolar transistor and a second NPN-type bipolar transistor, the base of the first transistor being connected to the collector of the second transistor and the collector of the first transistor being connected to the base of the second transistor, in which a MOS transistor is connected between the collector and the emitter of the second transistor.

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