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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Bahar Youssefi, Richmond Hill, CA;
Xiaobin Yuan, Cary, NC (US);
David M. Burnell, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Dimitros Loizos, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stephanie Leclerc, Anjou, CA;
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments included herein are directed towards an electrostatic discharge ('ESD') protection circuit and methods of using the same. The circuit may include a power supply and a power clamp operatively connected with the power supply. The circuit may further include a field effect transistor (“FET”) operatively connected with the power clamp and at least one diode operatively connected with the field effect transistor. The circuit may further include an auxiliary power clamp operatively connected with the field effect transistor.