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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bahar Youssefi, Pointe-Claire, CA;
David Michael Burnell, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Jean-Francois Delage, Montreal, CA;
Stephane Leclerc, Anjou, CA;
Zheng Lai, Foshan, CN;
Assignee:
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 89/60 (2025.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 89/819 (2025.01); H02H 9/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments included herein are directed towards a charge device model ('CDM') protection circuit. The circuit may include a power supply, a power clamp operatively connected to the power supply, at least one diode connected with the power clamp, a field effect transistor (“FET”) operatively connected with the at least one diode and a trigger mechanism configured to activate the FET.