ESD protection apparatus and control method
US11837866B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D89/811
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An ESD protection apparatus includes a discharge resistor and a transistor connected in series between a first voltage rail and a second voltage rail, a first coupling capacitor, a diode and a first bias resistor connected in series between the first voltage rail and the second voltage rail, wherein a common node of the diode and the first bias resistor is connected to a gate of the transistor, and an ESD protection device connected between the first voltage rail and the second voltage rail.
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