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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bhawna Tomar, Bangalore, IN;
Rohith Aravind Mahale, Bangalore, IN;
Seema Malhotra, Bangalore, IN;
Ajay Kanth Chitturi, Visakhapatnam, IN;
Assignee:
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorneys:
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 27/0207 (2013.01); H01L 27/0266 (2013.01);
Abstract
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for an electronic circuit includes a timer circuit that controls multiple clamp circuits. In this way, less circuit area may be used for the timer circuit as compared to conventional ESD protection schemes. In some embodiments, the ESD protection circuit is employed in a data storage apparatus that includes a non-volatile memory array (e.g., NAND devices).