Patent attributes
A battery protection circuit includes cell terminals electrically connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a battery, external terminals electrically connected to positive and negative electrodes of an electronic device, discharge and charge FETs connected along a high current path between the cell terminals and the external terminals, a controller having a first terminal electrically connected to a control electrode of the discharge FET and a second terminal electrically connected to a gate electrode of the charge FET, and configured to control the charge FET and the discharge FET, a first resistor electrically connected between the control electrode of the discharge FET and the first terminal of the controller, a capacitor electrically connected between the discharge FET and the first terminal of the discharge FET, and a transistor electrically connected between the control electrode of the discharge FET and a second electrode of the discharge FET.