Protection circuit for electro static discharge
US7532446B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
Abstract
An electro static discharge (ESD) protection circuit employing a field-effect transistor (FET) having no silicide block disposed thereon. It is connected with an internal circuit so as to prevent the internal circuit from the influence of an ESD event, wherein the internal circuit has at least a signal input end. The ESD protection circuit includes: an ESD clamp circuit for providing an ESD grounding path as an ESD occurs; and at least a pair of p-n junction diodes. The p-n junction diodes are stacked so that one of the p-n junction diodes has a n-type end coupled to the signal input end and the other one has a p-type end coupled to the signal input end as well. The ESD clamp circuit has at least a FET, whose drain has no silicide block disposed thereon.
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