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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alexander Kalnitsky, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A., Saint Genis, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257355 ; 361111 ; 361117 ;
Abstract
An overvoltage protection device, for inclusion within an integrated circuit, which comprises at least two conductive elements separated by a gas filled gap.