Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrostatic discharge protection circuit
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Application No.: US17553235Application Date: 2021-12-16
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Publication No.: US11811222B2Publication Date: 2023-11-07
- Inventor: Yeh-Ning Jou , Chieh-Yao Chuang , Hsien-Feng Liao , Ting-Yu Chang , Chih-Hsuan Lin , Chang-Min Lin , Shao-Chang Huang , Ching-Ho Li
- Applicant: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Main IPC: H02H9/04
- IPC: H02H9/04

Abstract:
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit including a detection circuit, a voltage-divider element, and a discharge element is provided. The detection circuit is coupled between a first power line and a second power line. In response to an ESD event, the detection circuit enables a turn-on signal. The voltage-divider element is coupled between the first power line and a third power line and receives the turn-on signal. The discharge element is coupled between the second and third power lines. In response to the turn-on signal being enabled, the first discharge element discharges an ESD current.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230198250A1 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2023-06-22
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