Distributed electrostatic discharge protection circuit with magnetically coupled differential inputs and outputs
US9397087B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D89/921
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A distributed electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes a plurality of electrostatic discharge protection elements and a current balancing network connecting the plurality of electrostatic discharge protection elements. The current balancing network is configured in a return path of the distributed electrostatic discharge protection circuit such that during an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event, the circuit provides predefined current density within each of the electrostatic discharge protection elements.
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