Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for switched electrostatic discharge protection
- Patent Title (中): 开关静电放电保护方法及装置
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Application No.: US12109679Application Date: 2008-04-25
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Publication No.: US07974052B2Publication Date: 2011-07-05
- Inventor: Raymond J. Farbarik , Jeremy Stephens , Gerald J. Twomey
- Applicant: Raymond J. Farbarik , Jeremy Stephens , Gerald J. Twomey
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Cray Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cray Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: H02H3/20
- IPC: H02H3/20 ; H02H3/22

Abstract:
One embodiment includes an integrated circuit including an input circuit, a first diode including a first anode and a first cathode, with the first cathode coupled to a first voltage, the first anode coupled to the input circuit at a node via a first mechanical switch, a second diode including a second anode and a second cathode, with the second cathode coupled to the node via a second mechanical switch, the second anode coupled to a ground and a resistor coupled to the input circuit between the integrated circuit and the node, wherein in a first mode of operating, the first mechanical switch and the second mechanical switch are conducting, and in a second mode of operating, the first and second mechanical switches are nonconducting.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090268358A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHED ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION Public/Granted day:2009-10-29
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