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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Ken-Hao Fan, Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Ti Su, Tainan, TW;
Tzu-Cheng Kao, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-Fu Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Chia-Lin Hsu, Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An ESD power clamp device includes an ESD detection circuit; a controlling circuit coupled with the ESD detection circuit; a field effect transistor (FET) coupled with the controlling circuit, and an impedance element coupled with the FET. The FET includes a drain terminal coupled with a first supply node; a gate terminal coupled with the controlling circuit; a source terminal coupled with a second supply node via the impedance element; and a bulk terminal coupled with second supply node.