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Current Assignee
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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Anup Bhalla0
Sik K. Lui0
Date of Patent
May 22, 2007
Patent Application Number
11083470
Date Filed
March 18, 2005
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
This invention discloses a new MOSFET device. The MOSFET device has an improved operation characteristic achieved by connecting a shunt FET of low impedance to the MOSFET device. The shunt FET is to shunt a transient current therethrough. The shunt FET is employed for preventing an inadvertent turning on of the MOSFET device. The inadvertent turning on of the MOSFET may occur when a large voltage transient occurs at the drain of the MOSFET device. By connecting the gate of the shunt FET to the drain of the MOSFET device, a low impedance path is provided at the right point of time during the circuit operation to shunt the current without requiring any external circuitry.
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