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Internal voltage clamp protection circuit without parasitic cross-talk

US6215637A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 1999
Grant dateApr 10, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D89/711

Abstract

A internal circuitry protection scheme which protects on-IC circuitry when an external pin is shorted to a higher than normal voltage. The disclosed solution eliminates cross-talk due to a parasitic NPN.

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