Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrostatic discharge protection circuit and operation method
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Application No.: US16672671Application Date: 2019-11-04
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Publication No.: US11411395B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Chung-Yu Huang , Tay-Her Tsaur , Po-Ching Lin
- Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
- Current Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Locke Lord LLP
- Agent Tim Tingkang Xia, Esq.
- Priority: TW108124377 20190710
- Main IPC: H02H9/04
- IPC: H02H9/04

Abstract:
An electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes a voltage drop circuit, a detector circuit, and a clamping circuit. The voltage drop circuit is configured to generate a second voltage according to a first voltage. The second voltage is smaller than the first voltage. The detector circuit is coupled to the voltage drop circuit. The detector circuit is configured to generate a control signal according to the second voltage and an input voltage. The clamping circuit is coupled to the voltage drop circuit and the detector circuit. The clamping circuit is configured to provide an electrostatic discharge path according to a voltage level of the control signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210013714A1 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND OPERATION METHOD Public/Granted day:2021-01-14
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