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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Ming-dou Ker, Hsinchu, TW;
Tang-kui Tseng, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsin-chin Jiang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chyh-yih Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Ming-Dou Ker, Hsinchu, TW;
Tang-Kui Tseng, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsin-Chin Jiang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chyh-Yih Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H02H 3/22 (2006.01); H01L 27/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes a first terminal, a second terminal, an electrostatic discharge device coupled between the first and second terminals, and an active device coupled to the electrostatic discharge device and controlling an electrostatic current through the electrostatic discharge device. The electrostatic discharge device includes at least one of an SCR, an FOD, an active device, a BJT, and an MOS device.