Ultra-low power limiter

摘要

An over-voltage protection circuit (i.e., a limiter), includes: a first switching block (30) having a plurality of semiconductor elements, serially connected to each other and turned on in sequence according to the magnitude of an input voltage (VIN); and a plurality of second switching blocks (40), in which each of the second switching blocks includes a pair of serially connected semiconductor elements having different current properties. The second switching blocks are connected in parallel to the first switching block. By minimizing a leakage current when an input voltage is below a reference voltage and by maximizing a leakage current when the input voltage is above the reference voltage, the limiter prevents excessive current from flowing into the RF tag circuit when the input voltage is below the reference voltage, and ensures that a sufficient amount of current is supplied to a regulator when the input voltage is below the reference voltage.