Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circuit and method for electrostatic discharge clamping
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Application No.: US14563385Application Date: 2014-12-08
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Publication No.: US10374418B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Chih-Ting Yeh , Yung-Chih Liang
- Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Locke Lord LLP
- Agent Tim Tingkang Xia, Esq.
- Priority: TW103112623A 20140403
- Main IPC: H02H9/04
- IPC: H02H9/04

Abstract:
A circuit and a method for electrostatic discharge clamping are provided. The circuit includes a detection module, a control module, and a clamping module. The detection, control, and clamping modules are coupled with a first power line of a first power source and a second power line of the first power source. Third terminals of the detection, control and clamping modules are coupled to a first power line of a second power source, a voltage division terminal of the detection module, a fourth terminal of the control module respectively. According to an electrostatic discharge event on the first power line of the first power source, the division voltage terminal of the detection module provides a voltage to the control module. Then, the control module controls the clamping module to couple the first power line of the first power source to the second power line of the first power source.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150288172A1 CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CLAMPING Public/Granted day:2015-10-08
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