Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High voltage protection apparatus and method
- Patent Title (中): 高压保护装置及方法
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Application No.: US13803325Application Date: 2013-03-14
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Publication No.: US08829947B1Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Wen-Yang Hsu , Chien-Yuan Lee
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: Duane Morris LLP
- Main IPC: H03B1/00
- IPC: H03B1/00 ; H02H3/20

Abstract:
An apparatus includes first and second switches. The first switch is for coupling a first node to a second node responsive to a first control signal having a first value, and for decoupling these nodes responsive to the first control signal having a second value. The second switch is for coupling the first node to a third node responsive to a second control signal having the first value, and for decoupling these nodes responsive to the second control signal having the second value. A load is coupled between the second and third nodes. A detection circuit coupled to the first node is configured to generate a signal indicating whether voltage at the first node exceeds a threshold. First and second modules are configured to set the first and second control signals to the second value responsive to the signal indicating that the voltage at the first node exceeds the threshold.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140268457A1 HIGH VOLTAGE PROTECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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