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Shared ESD circuitry

US9553446B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

8References

20Claims

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Assignee

NXP USA, Inc. · US

Inventors

Alex P. Gerdemann · Austin, US
Melanie Etherton · Austin, US
James W. Miller · Austin, US
Mohamed S. Moosa · Austin, US
Robert S. Ruth · Austin, US
Michael A. Stockinger · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2014
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 21, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02H9/046
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated circuit including ESD circuitry that is shared among more than one terminal segment of the integrated circuit to discharge current from an ESD event on any of the terminal segments. The shared ESD circuitry includes a clamp circuit that is coupled to power buses of each segment to discharge current from ESD events on each segment. The shared ESD circuitry includes a trigger circuit that is coupled to nodes coupled to terminals of each segment to detect an ESD event on each segment.

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