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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
May. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Stéphanie Dournelle, Theys, FR;
Pascal Salome, Vif, FR;
Inventors:
Stéphanie Dournelle, Theys, FR;
Pascal Salome, Vif, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circuit of protection against electrostatic discharges, comprising a first MOS transistor for detecting a leakage current between a first input node of a circuit to be protected and a second node at an output voltage, a second MOS transistor constitute of a switch directly connecting said nodes, and a leakage current amplifier in the first transistor to control the second one.