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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2002
Takahiro Ohnakado, Hyogo, JP;
Tatsuo Oomori, Hyogo, JP;
Takahiro Ohnakado, Hyogo, JP;
Tatsuo Oomori, Hyogo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A quarter wavelength transmission line is provided between a signal transmission line for transmitting a high frequency signal and a ground node. The quarter wavelength transmission line has a length equal to a quarter of an effective wavelength of an operation frequency of a semiconductor device. A surge absorbing element is connected between the quarter wavelength transmission line and an internal circuit. The signal transmission line is coupled to the internal circuit through a capacitor. A clamp circuit is provided between a power supply line and a ground line. The clamp circuit clamps the voltage difference between the power supply line and the ground line to a prescribed voltage level or less. A high frequency semiconductor device is thus implemented which is capable of preventing breakdown of an internal circuit element due to an electrostatic discharge phenomenon (ESD) without degrading high frequency characteristics.