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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Schiphol, NL;
Inventors:
Divya Agarwal, Noida, IN;
Radhakrishnan Sithanandam, Greater Noida, IN;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Schiphol, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H01L 27/092 (2006.01); H01L 27/06 (2006.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/046 (2013.01); H01L 27/0266 (2013.01); H01L 27/0285 (2013.01); H02H 1/0007 (2013.01); H01L 23/528 (2013.01); H01L 27/0629 (2013.01); H01L 27/092 (2013.01);
Abstract
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is provided in using a supply clamp circuit including a trigger actuated MOSFET device. Triggering of the MOSFET device is made in response to detection of either a positive ESD event or a negative ESD event.