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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
May. 30, 2017
Applicants:
Stmicroelectronics (Alps) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Stmicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
STMicroelectronics (Alps) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/60 (2006.01); H01L 23/62 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/60 (2013.01); H01L 23/62 (2013.01); H01L 27/0255 (2013.01); H01L 27/0288 (2013.01);
Abstract
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is provided by a circuit including a resistor having a first terminal and a second terminal, a zener diode having a cathode terminal directly connected to said first terminal and an anode terminal directly connected to a third terminal, and a clamp diode having a cathode terminal directly connected to said second terminal and an anode terminal directly connected to said third terminal.