Integrated circuit, electronic device and ESD protection therefor

US8456783B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Freeescale Semiconductor, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Patrice Besse · Tournefeuille, FR
• Erwan Hemon · Ramonville-Saint-Agne, FR
• Philippe Lance · Toulouse, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 27, 2007
• Grant date: Jun 4, 2013
• Expiry date: Jun 27, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10D89/601

Abstract

An integrated circuit comprises electro-static discharge (ESD) protection circuitry arranged to provide ESD protection to one or more external connector(s) of the integrated circuit. The ESD protection circuitry comprises at least one ESD protection component coupled to the one or more external connectors for providing ESD protection thereto. The ESD protection circuitry further comprises an ESD connector coupled to the one or more external connector(s), arranged to couple supplementary ESD protection to the one or more external connector(s).