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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas, Rousset, FR;
Inventor:
Nicolas Demange, Saint-Maximin, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, Rousset, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/00 (2006.01); H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H02H 7/125 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H02H 7/20 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/1252 (2013.01); G06K 19/0701 (2013.01); G06K 19/07735 (2013.01); H01L 27/0255 (2013.01); H02H 7/20 (2013.01); H02H 9/041 (2013.01); H02H 9/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a voltage regulating circuit in the form of only one transistor, or a group of several transistors in parallel, that are connected between first and second terminals configured to be coupled to an antenna. A control circuit operates to make the voltage regulating circuit inactive when a pulse generated by an electrostatic discharge event appears at one of the first and second terminals, regardless of the direction of flow of the pulse between the first and second terminals. An electrostatic discharge circuit is further provided to address the electrostatic discharge event.