Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circuit overvoltage protection
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Application No.: US15825813Application Date: 2017-11-29
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Publication No.: US10593661B2Publication Date: 2020-03-17
- Inventor: Robert Callaghan Taft , Tobias Hoehn , Karim Thomas Taghizadeh Kaschani
- Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent John R. Pessetto; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H01L27/02
- IPC: H01L27/02 ; H01L23/50 ; H02H9/04 ; H01L29/06

Abstract:
An electronic circuit includes an electronic device, an input/output terminal, and a protection device. The electronic device includes a signal terminal to receive an input signal. The input/output terminal is configured to receive the input signal from a source external to the electronic circuit. The protection device is coupled to the electronic device and to the input/output terminal. The protection device is configured to protect the electronic device from voltage of the input signal exceeding a threshold. The protection device includes a first semiconductor region, a first contact, and a second contact. The first contact connects the first semiconductor region to the input/output terminal. The second contact connects the first semiconductor region to the signal terminal of the electronic device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180254269A1 CIRCUIT OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION Public/Granted day:2018-09-06
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