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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Tao Yi Hung, Hsinchu, TW;
Li-Wei Chu, Hsinchu City, TW;
Wun-Jie Lin, Hsinchu City, TW;
Jam-Wem Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Kuo-Ji Chen, Taipei County, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises a detection circuit electrically coupled between a first node and a second node. The semiconductor device comprises a discharge circuit electrically coupled between the first node and a third node. The semiconductor device comprises a biasing circuit electrically coupled between the second node and the third node. The discharge circuit and the biasing circuit are configured to electrically conduct the first node and the second node in response to receiving a first signal from the detection circuit through a fourth node. A first voltage difference exists between the third node and the fourth node.