Nxp Usa, Inc.

Sjoerd Bruinsma

Michael A Stockinger

Marcin Grad

Paul Hendrik Cappon

An apparatus for electrostatic discharge protection. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) includes a trigger circuit configured to generate a trigger voltage VT in response to an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event. A plurality of metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors are coupled to the trigger circuit. The plurality of MOS transistors are configured to conduct ESD current from a plurality of circuit nodes, respectively, to a ground conductor in response to the trigger circuit generating the trigger voltage VT. A voltage limiter circuit is also included and is configured to limit the trigger voltage VT.

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Malden, Netherlands

Sjoerd Bruinsma