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Circuit for electrostatic discharge protection for wide frequency range multi-band interfaces

US11355924B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Krzysztof Domanski · Munich, DE
David Johnsson · Munich, DE
Harald Gossner · Riemerling, DE
Jenia Elkind · Kiryat Ono, IL

Key dates

Filing date	May 22, 2019
Grant date	Jun 7, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 22, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03H11/04
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for wide frequency range multi-band interfaces. The interface may be split into a plurality of signal paths. Each signal path may include an ESD protection circuit configured to shunt an ESD current on each signal path to either ground or supply voltage and a filter configured to block signals from other signal paths. The signal paths are connected to a common signal line such that the signals for the plurality of signal paths can be transported simultaneously. The plurality of signal paths may be a high frequency path and a low frequency path. The low frequency path may include an inductor connected in series and the high frequency path may include a capacitor or transformer connected in series. The ESD protection circuit on each signal path is placed behind the inductor, the capacitor or the transformer.

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