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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Ming-hung Chou, Hsinchu, TW;
Wen-pin LU, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Ming-Hung Chou, Hsinchu, TW;
Wen-Pin Lu, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A protection circuit to discharge plasma-induced charges in a semiconductor device or integrated circuit includes a PMOS transistor and a diode. The PMOS transistor includes a substrate, a drain, a source, and a gate, the source being coupled to receive the plasma-induced charges. The diode has a positive terminal coupled to the substrate of the PMOS transistor and a negative terminal coupled the gate of the PMOS transistor.