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US08050003B2 Electrostatic discharge protection circuit having a reduced size and lower operating voltage 失效
具有减小尺寸和较低工作电压的静电放电保护电路

  • Patent Title: Electrostatic discharge protection circuit having a reduced size and lower operating voltage
  • Patent Title (中): 具有减小尺寸和较低工作电压的静电放电保护电路
  • Application No.: US12062722
    Application Date: 2008-04-04
  • Publication No.: US08050003B2
    Publication Date: 2011-11-01
  • Inventor: Kook Whee Kwak
  • Applicant: Kook Whee Kwak
  • Applicant Address: KR Kyoungki-do
  • Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
  • Current Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
  • Current Assignee Address: KR Kyoungki-do
  • Agency: Ladas & Parry LLP
  • Priority: KR10-2007-0033905 20070405
  • Main IPC: H02H9/00
  • IPC: H02H9/00
Electrostatic discharge protection circuit having a reduced size and lower operating voltage
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an electrostatic discharge protection circuit. The electrostatic discharge protection circuit of the present invention includes a transfer unit that transfers electrostaticity from at least one of a plurality of input/output pads to a boost bus line, a trigger unit that responds to the electrostaticity transferred via the boost bus line to detect a trigger voltage and apply it to a trigger bus line, and a plurality of clamp units that are connected between the input/output pads and an internal circuit. The clamp units are triggered by the trigger voltage of the trigger unit to discharge electrostaticity of the input/output pads to a first or second power supply voltage line, thereby safely protecting the internal circuit from electrostatic damage and lowering the operating voltage of the clamp unit with minimum costs without increasing an area of the electrostatic discharge protective circuit within a semiconductor integrated circuit.
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