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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2018
Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Ahmed Y. Ginawi, South Burlington, VT (US);
Andreas D. Stricker, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Alain F. Loiseau, Williston, VT (US);
Ephrem G. Gebreselasie, South Burlington, VT (US);
Joseph M. Lukaitis, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Richard A. Poro, III, Bristol, VT (US);
Marvell Asia Pte., Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp and, more particularly, to an ESD clamp with reduced off-state power consumption. The structure includes: one or more inverters connected to a timing circuit; a first transistor receiving an output signal from a last of the one or more inverters and an output signal from the timing circuit; a second transistor with its gate connected to the first transistor, in series; and a voltage node providing a separate voltage to a gate of the second transistor.