Output driver with split pins
US7352032B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D89/811
Abstract
The drains of the PMOS transistor and the NMOS transistor of a driver are separated and connected to two spaced-apart pins. The spaced-apart pins provide ESD protection to the NMOS transistor, which can be turned on during an ESD event by voltages that propagate through the PMOS transistor during the ESD event.
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