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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2016
Allegro Microsystems, Llc, Manchester, NH (US);
Maxim Klebanov, Waltham, MA (US);
Washington Lamar, Mount Vernon, NH (US);
William P. Taylor, Amherst, NH (US);
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC, Manchester, NH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a package, a plurality of external connections extending outside the package, and a first die having a first electrical contact coupled to a first connection of the plurality of external connections. The apparatus also includes a second die having a second electrical contact coupled to a second connection of the plurality of external connections. A conductor is electrically coupled between the first contact and the second contact to allow electrostatic discharge current to flow between the first die to the second die.