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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2016
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Shao-Chang Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Shi-Hsiang Lu, Hsinchu, TW;
Geeng-Lih Lin, Jhudong Township, Hsinchu County, TW;
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A driving circuit controlling a voltage level of an input/output pad and having an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection function comprises a detector, a controller, and a release control element. The detector is configured to couple to a power terminal and the input/output pad. The controller is coupled to the detector. The release control element is coupled to the power terminal or the input/output pad and coupled to the controller. When an ESD event occurs at the power terminal or the input/output pad, the detector activates the controller to a control signal to control the voltage level of the input/output pad.