Invention Grant
- Patent Title: ESD clamp for multiple power rails
- Patent Title (中): 多个电源轨的ESD夹
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Application No.: US13563420Application Date: 2012-07-31
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Publication No.: US09356443B2Publication Date: 2016-05-31
- Inventor: Tsung-Ju Yang
- Applicant: Tsung-Ju Yang
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Main IPC: H02H9/04
- IPC: H02H9/04

Abstract:
An Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) clamp includes first power rail, a second power rail separate from the first power rail, and an ESD discharging circuit including a plurality of cascaded MOS transistors coupled between the second power rail and an electrical ground. A bias circuit is configured to turn on the ESD discharging circuit in response to an ESD event on the second power rail, and to turn off the ESD discharging circuit during a normal operation of the ESD clamp.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140036397A1 ESD Clamp for Multiple Power Rails Public/Granted day:2014-02-06
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