Patent ID: 11882235
Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A plurality of unidirectional transient-voltage suppression (TVS) diode arrays (UTVDAs) for use with an electronic component, the plurality of UTVSDAs comprising:
a first UTVSDA, having a negative breakdown voltage BDV and a diode forward voltage DV connected between a supply voltage (Vcc) and a tip connection of the electronic component, wherein the first UTVSDA comprises a first TVS diode in series with a first diode which are connected in parallel to another first diode;
a second UTVSDA, having a negative breakdown voltage BDV and a diode forward voltage DV connected between the tip connection of the electronic component and a negative ground clamp node, wherein the second UTVSDA comprises a second TVS diode in series with a second diode which are connected in parallel to another second diode;
a third UTVSDA, having a negative breakdown voltage BDV and a diode forward voltage DV connected between Vcc and a ring connection of the electronic component, wherein the third UTVSDA comprises a third TVS diode in series with a third diode which are connected in parallel to another third diode; and
a fourth UTVSDA, having a negative breakdown voltage BDV and a diode forward voltage DV connected between the ring connection of the electronic component and the negative ground clamp node, wherein the fourth UTVSDA comprises a fourth TVS diode in series with a fourth diode which are connected in parallel to another fourth diode;
wherein the tip connection to the Vcc via the first UTVSDA and the ring connection to the Vcc via the third UTVSDA forms an electrostatic common mode clamp conduction path so as to provide a negative common mode (CM) negative signal clamp for Vcc.