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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Dussinger, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
William E. Laub, Jr., Boxborough, MA (US);
John Wuu, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H01Q 1/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/046 (2013.01); H01Q 1/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary apparatus includes a through-silicon via (TSV) and circuit that protects against the antenna effect and electrostatic discharge (ESD). The circuit can include a plurality of transistors whose gates are each electrically coupled to a signal that passes through the TSV. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.