Patent ID: 8890574
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A metal-insulator transition (MIT) device self-heating preventive-circuit comprising: a MIT device that generates an abrupt MIT at a temperature equal to or greater than a critical temperature and is connected to a current driving device to control the flow of current in the current driving device; a transistor that is distinct from but connected to the MIT device to control the self-heating of the MIT device after generating the MIT in the MIT device; and a resistor that is distinct from but connected to the MIT device and the transistor, wherein the resistor is connected between a base or gate electrode and an emitter or source electrode of the transistor, and wherein the current driving device is distinct from the MIT device and the transistor, a first terminal of the current driving device is connected to a power source and a second terminal of the current driving device is connected to the MIT device and the transistor.