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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008

Filed:

Feb. 11, 2005
Applicants:

James W. Miller, Austin, TX (US);

Michael G. Khazhinsky, Austin, TX (US);

Michael Stockinger, Austin, TX (US);

James C. Weldon, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

James W. Miller, Austin, TX (US);

Michael G. Khazhinsky, Austin, TX (US);

Michael Stockinger, Austin, TX (US);

James C. Weldon, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An ESD protection system for I/O cells of an integrated circuit. The I/O cells of a bank of cells include a first type of I/O cells having ESD trigger circuits and a second type of I/O cells having ESD clamp devices. In one embodiment, the ESD trigger circuits of the first type are located at the same area of an active circuitry floor plan as the area in the floor plan for the ESD clamp devices of the I/O cells of the second type.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Miller, James. (2008). I/o cell esd system (U.S. Patent No. 7446990). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7446990

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