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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2020
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Jian-Hsing Lee, Puzih, TW;
Yeh-Jen Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Wen-Hsin Lin, Jhubei, TW;
Chun-Jung Chiu, Tainan, TW;
Hwa-Chyi Chiou, Hsinchu, TW;
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A control circuit applied in a specific element and including a first transistor and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is provided. The specific element has a III-V semiconductor material and includes a control electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode. The first transistor is coupled between the first electrode and the second electrode and has the III-V semiconductor material. The ESD protection circuit is coupled to the control electrode, the first transistor and the second electrode. In response to an ESD event, the ESD protection circuit provides a discharge path to release the ESD current from the control electrode to the second electrode.