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- Patent Title: Device and method for operating the same
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Application No.: US16936236Application Date: 2020-07-22
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Publication No.: US11355927B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Po-Lin Peng , Yu-Ti Su , Chia-Wei Hsu , Ming-Fu Tsai , Shu-Yu Su , Li-Wei Chu , Jam-Wem Lee , Chia-Jung Chang , Hsiang-Hui Cheng
- Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Maschoff Brennan
- Main IPC: H02H9/04
- IPC: H02H9/04 ; G01R31/00 ; H02H1/00

Abstract:
A device is disclosed herein. The device includes an electrostatic discharge (ESD) detector, a bias generator, and an ESD driver including at least two transistors coupled to each other in series. The ESD detector is configured to detect an input signal and generate a detection signal in response to an ESD event being detected. The bias generator is configured to generate a bias signal according to the detection signal. The at least two transistors are controlled according to the bias signal and a logic control signal, and the input signal is applied across the at least two transistors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220029414A1 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2022-01-27
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