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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2002
Felix A. Levinzon, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Felix A. Levinzon, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Endevco Corporation, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Abstract
A circuit includes at least one input node, at least one output node, a signal conditioning circuit, and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) circuit. The signal conditioning circuit is characterized by a transfer function and adapted to receive input signals from and provide conditioned output signals to the input and output node(s), respectively. The signal conditioning circuit processes the input signal and outputs the conditioned output signal as a function of the transfer function. The ESD protection circuit is adapted to the signal conditioning circuit (i) to suppress electrostatic discharge signals applied to at least one of the input or output node(s) to levels electrically non-destructive to the signal conditioning circuit and (ii) to interact with the signal conditioning circuit in a manner substantially maintaining the transfer function.