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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Francedilla.ois Tailliet, Epinay sur Seine, FR;
Assignee:
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A., Saint Genis, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361111 ; 361 56 ;
Abstract
In a device for the protection of integrated circuits against electrostatic discharges, the protection structure comprises a thyristor with an N+ region connected to the ground, a P- substrate, a deep N- well forming a gate region, and a P+ region connected to an external connection pad to be protected. The gate region is connected by a low-value resistor (with a maximum value of a few ohms) to the pad. This resistor increases the current for which the thyristor gets triggered and eliminates certain risks of the destruction of the circuit.