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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2024
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
James E. Davis, Boise, ID (US);
Michael D. Chaine, Boise, ID (US);
Gregory A. King, Mankato, MN (US);
Liuchun Cai, Shoreview, MN (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first voltage domain including a first circuit configured to operate at a first supply voltage, a second voltage domain including second circuit configured to operate at a second supply voltage, and a drain-ballasted electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit configured to electrically couple the first voltage domain and the second voltage domain, the drain-ballasted ESD protection circuit including a first NMOS transistor, a second NMOS transistor, a floating interconnect that electrically couples the first NMOS transistor to the second NMOS transistor, and a grounding resistor coupled to the first NMOS transistor and the second NMOS transistor.