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.: US13536818Application Date: 2012-06-28
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Publication No.: US08810302B2Publication Date: 2014-08-19
- Inventor: Valeria Bottarel , Giulio Ricotti , Silvia Marabelli
- Applicant: Valeria Bottarel , Giulio Ricotti , Silvia Marabelli
- 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
- Priority: ITMI09A2351 20091230
- Main IPC: H03K17/687
- IPC: H03K17/687

Abstract:
A low voltage isolation circuit is coupled between an input terminal for receiving a high voltage signal and an output terminal for transmitting the high voltage signal to a load. The isolation circuit includes a driving block; having a first driving transistor coupled between a first voltage reference and an intermediate node and a second driving transistor coupled between the intermediate node and a second voltage reference; an isolation block connected between the input and output terminals and, through a protection block to the intermediate node. The protection block includes first and second protection transistors (MD1, coupled in anti-series to each other and having control terminals receiving complementary protection driving signals. The isolation block includes a voltage limiter block, a diode block and a control transistor connected across the diode block between the input and output terminals and having a control terminal connected to the intermediate node through the protection block.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120313689A1 LOW VOLTAGE ISOLATION SWITCH, IN PARTICULAR FOR A TRANSMISSION CHANNEL FOR ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONS Public/Granted day:2012-12-13
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