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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2018
Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Chien-Ming Wu, Hsinchu County, TW;
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The present invention discloses an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit including: a first terminal configured to provide a first voltage having a first value in a normal mode; a second terminal configured to provide a second voltage having a second value in the normal mode; a detection circuit configured to provide a detection voltage according to the first and second voltages; and a protection circuit configured to operate in one of the normal mode and an ESD mode according to the detection voltage. When the difference between a value of the detection voltage and an average of the first and second values reaches a predetermined threshold, the protection circuit enters the ESD mode from the normal mode, and thereby has a first path between the first terminal and a grounding terminal and/or a second path between the second terminal and the grounding terminal be conductive for discharging abnormal energy.