Given that I was seeking help here for Infrared signals I thought it best to post what I had discovered.
The first problem I faced was to work out if the IR signal was modulated or not (most are from what I've read), and if so what frequency it was modulated at.
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MAX14606, MAX14607: Overvoltage Protectors with Reverse Bias Blocking
The MAX14606/MAX14607 overvoltage protection devices feature low 54mΩ (typ) on-resistance (RON) internal FETs and protect