Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High voltage protection for high-speed data interface
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Application No.: US16256945Application Date: 2019-01-24
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Publication No.: US11043488B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Nitin Gupta , Ramakrishnan Subramanian , Sitaram Banda
- Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Loza & Loza, LLP
- Agent Gabriel Fitch
- Main IPC: G11C5/14
- IPC: G11C5/14 ; H01L27/02 ; H01L23/60 ; G11C16/30 ; H01L29/861 ; G11C8/08 ; G11C16/26 ; H01L49/02

Abstract:
Various apparatuses, systems, methods, and media are disclosed to provide over-voltage protection to a data interface of a multi-protocol memory card that includes a first communication interface and a second communication interface that enable communication using different protocols. An interface voltage protection circuit includes a control circuit configured to receive a first supply voltage for operating the first communication interface. The interface voltage protection circuit further includes a pull-down circuit operatively connected with the control circuit, configured to pull down a voltage at a supply voltage rail of the second communication interface such that a voltage at a plurality of connector terminals of the second communication interface is lower than the first supply voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200243511A1 HIGH VOLTAGE PROTECTION FOR HIGH-SPEED DATA INTERFACE Public/Granted day:2020-07-30
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