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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Anil Kumar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Manjunatha G. Prabhu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Alain F. Loiseau, Williston, VT (US);
Mahbub Rashed, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sushama Davar, Leander, TX (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/046 (2013.01); H01L 27/0266 (2013.01); H01L 27/0285 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuits and methods of use and manufacture. The structure includes: an electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp which receives an input signal from a trigger circuit; and a voltage node connecting to a back gate of the ESD clamp, the voltage node providing a voltage to the ESD clamp during an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event.