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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2005
Applicants:
Benjamin Van Camp, Bruges, BE;
Frederic DE Ranter, Aalter, BE;
Geert Wybo, Ghent, BE;
Bart Keppens, Gistel, BE;
Inventors:
Benjamin Van Camp, Bruges, BE;
Frederic De Ranter, Aalter, BE;
Geert Wybo, Ghent, BE;
Bart Keppens, Gistel, BE;
Assignee:
Sarnoff Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/22 (2006.01); H02H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing ESD protection. An ESD clamp is connected across the terminals to be protected circuit. The clamp is coupled to a current detector that activates the clamp when current from an ESD event exceeds a predefined limit.