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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Globalfoundries U.s. Inc., Malta, NY (US);
Inventors:
You Li, South Burlington, VT (US);
Alain F. Loiseau, Williston, VT (US);
Souvick Mitra, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Tsung-Che Tsai, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Mickey Yu, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Robert J. Gauthier, Jr., Williston, VT (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC., Malta, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 23/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/046 (2013.01); H01L 23/60 (2013.01); H01L 27/0255 (2013.01); H01L 27/0262 (2013.01); H01L 27/0288 (2013.01); H01L 27/0292 (2013.01); H02H 1/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit structure includes: a network of clamps; sense elements in series with the clamps and configured to sense a turn-on of at least one clamp of the network of clamps; and feedback elements connected to the clamps to facilitate triggering of remaining clamps of the network of clamps.