Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – With specific current responsive fault sensor
Patent
1980-12-08
1982-10-05
Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
With specific current responsive fault sensor
307200B, 361 58, 361100, H02H 904
Patent
active
043531059
ABSTRACT:
A protection circuit for bulk-silicon CMOS circuits detects the latch-up of parasitic SCR devices, current starves the CMOS circuit in response to detecting a SCR latch-up condition and reenables normal circuit operation once the latch-up condition has been terminated.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3781608 (1973-12-01), Geiger
Eisenzopf Reinhard J.
National Semiconductor Corporation
Schulte Neil B.
Sheridan James A.
Woodward Gail W.
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