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US 7,009,831 B2Granted
PIN or NIP low capacitance transient voltage suppressors and steering diodes
AssigneeMicrosemi Corporation
InventorCecil Kent Walters
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Abstract
Unidirectional and bi-directional low capacitance transient voltage suppressors (“TVS”) and steering diodes are disclosed. In one embodiment, the TVS comprise TVS p-n junction diode element(s), (101) low-capacitance (“LC”) PIN or NIP diode element(s) (102), the TVS p-n junction diode element(s) (101) being placed in series with and in opposite polarity to the LC PIN or NIP diodes (102). In another embodiment, the steering diode comprise only LC PIN or NIP diode(s) (402, 403) arranged as steering diodes.
Claims25
A unidirectional low capacitance transient voltage suppressor (“TVS”), comprising:
- a TVS p-n junction diode element;
- a low-capacitance (“LC”) PIN or NIP diode element;
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- the TVS p-n junction diode element being placed in series with opposite polarity to the LC PIN diode.
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