Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatuses and method for over-voltage event protection
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Application No.: US15050238Application Date: 2016-02-22
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Publication No.: US10193334B2Publication Date: 2019-01-29
- Inventor: James Davis , Michael Chaine
- Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: H02H9/04
- IPC: H02H9/04 ; H01L27/02

Abstract:
Circuits, integrated circuits, apparatuses, and methods, such as those for protecting circuits against electrostatic discharge events are disclosed. An example apparatus comprises a thyristor coupled to a node and configured to limit the voltage and discharge the current associated with an over-voltage event at the node. The over-voltage event includes a negative voltage having a magnitude that exceeds a trigger voltage of the thyristor. The example apparatus further comprising a transistor coupled to the thyristor and configured to adjust the magnitude of the trigger voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160172847A1 APPARATUSES AND METHOD FOR OVER-VOLTAGE EVENT PROTECTION Public/Granted day:2016-06-16
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