Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low voltage isolation switch, in particular for a transmission channel for ultrasound applications
- Patent Title (中): 低电压隔离开关,特别适用于超声波应用的传输通道
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Application No.: US13907468Application Date: 2013-05-31
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Publication No.: US08791727B2Publication Date: 2014-07-29
- Inventor: Valeria Bottarel , Giulio Ricotti , Fabio Quaglia
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.I.
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group PLLC
- Main IPC: H03K3/00
- IPC: H03K3/00 ; H03B1/00

Abstract:
A low voltage isolation switch is suitable for receiving from a connection node a high voltage signal and transmitting said high voltage signal to a load via a connection terminal. The isolation switch includes a driving block connected between first and second voltage reference terminals and including a first driving transistor coupled between the first voltage reference (Vss) and a first driving circuit node and a second driving transistor coupled between the driving circuit node and the second supply voltage reference. The switch comprises an isolation block connected to the connection terminal (pzt), the connection node, and the driving central circuit node and including a voltage limiter block, a diode block and a control transistor. The control transistor is connected across the diode block between the connection node and the connection terminal and has a control terminal connected to the driving central circuit node.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130265100A1 LOW VOLTAGE ISOLATION SWITCH, IN PARTICULAR FOR A TRANSMISSION CHANNEL FOR ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONS Public/Granted day:2013-10-10
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