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AssigneeCirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
InventorsAndrew BUIST, Mark MCCLOY-STEVENS, Dave SMITH, Gordon RUSSELL, Huy Binh LE
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Circuitry for controlling current between a load and a power supply, the circuitry comprising: an output stage comprising: an input node configured to be coupled to the power supply; and an output node configured to be coupled to the load; and one or more control nodes for controlling a conduction path between the input node and the output node; and protection circuitry coupled to the one or more control nodes, the protection circuitry configured to break the conduction path between the input node and the output node when a load voltage at the output node exceeds a supply voltage at the input node, wherein the protection circuitry comprises: an active protection circuit configured to break the conduction path when the supply voltage exceeds an operational threshold of the active protection circuit; and a passive protection circuit configured to break the conduction path when the supply voltage is below an operation threshold of the active protection circuit.
Circuitry for controlling current between a load and a power supply, the circuitry comprising:
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Circuitry for controlling current between a load and a power supply, the circuitry comprising:
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