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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2024
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Ramkumar Sivakumar, San Diego, CA (US);
Dongyang Tang, San Diego, CA (US);
Sherif Galal, Irvine, CA (US);
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
In one implementation, an apparatus, such as an ESD protection circuit, is disclosed. The apparatus can include a filter coupled between a local supply voltage rail to a supply voltage rail. A switch circuit can be connected in parallel with the filter. The apparatus can include a clamp configured to 1) provide a first ESD shunt path from an input line to the local supply voltage rail and 2) provide a second ESD shunt path from the input line to a lower voltage rail. A second clamp can be configured to provide a third ESD shunt path from the local supply voltage rail to the lower voltage rail. The switch circuit can be configured to close a switch to bypass the filter.