Compact electronic device for protecting from electrostatic discharge
US9299668B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D89/814
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for protecting a set of N nodes from electrostatic discharges, wherein N is greater than or equal to three, includes a set of N units respectively possessing N first terminals respectively connected to the N nodes and N second terminals connected together to form a common terminal. Each unit includes at least one MOS transistor including a parasitic transistor connected between a pair of the N nodes and configured, in the presence of a current pulse between the pair of nodes, to operate, at least temporarily, in a hybrid mode including MOS-type operation in a sub-threshold mode and operation of the bipolar transistor.
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