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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:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
May. 12, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Leslie R Avery, Flemington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
David Sarnoff Research Center, Inc., , DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257173 ; 257161 ;
Abstract
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit for an integrated circuit formed of a plurality of individual circuit cells which are connected to form the desired circuit. A pair of buss lines, preferably in closely spaced relation, extend about the circuit formed by the circuit cells. A plurality of ESD protection circuits are electrically connected between the buss lines in a spaced apart relationship, preferably in a closed in a close relationship to the electrical connections of the circuit cells to be protected.