Overvoltage protection circuit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8766675
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13839926

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A circuit includes: a pull down circuit including a first PFET and a second PFET connected in series between a pad of a USB circuit and ground; and a pull up circuit including a first NFET and a second NFET connected in series between the pad and a supply voltage. The circuit includes: a third PFET connected to a gate of the first PFET and a gate of the second PFET; a third NFET connected to a gate of the first NFET and a gate of the second NFET; a fourth PFET connected to the first NFET and the second NFET; and a fourth NFET connected to the first PFET and the second PFET. A pad voltage has a nominal minimum and maximum. Each of the first PFET, the second PFET, the first NFET, and the second NFET has a nominal voltage less than the pad voltage nominal maximum.

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VERISILICON HOLDINGS CO LTDP O BOX 309 UGLAND HOUSE GRAND CAYMAN GEORGE TOWN KY1-1104

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dreps, Daniel M Georgetown, US 124 1377
Guan, Jian Shanghai, CN 36 153
Xiao, Yi Shanghai, CN 100 308
Zhang, WuQuan Shanghai, CN 3 10

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