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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2006
Markus Paul Josef Mergens, Munich, DE;
Cornelius Christian Russ, Diedorf, DE;
John Armer, Middlesex, NJ (US);
Koen Gerard Maria Verhaege, Gistel, BE;
Markus Paul Josef Mergens, Munich, DE;
Cornelius Christian Russ, Diedorf, DE;
John Armer, Middlesex, NJ (US);
Koen Gerard Maria Verhaege, Gistel, BE;
Sarnoff Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Sarnoff Europe BVBA, Gistel, BG;
Abstract
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit in a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) having protected circuitry is provided herein. In one embodiment, a circuit for protecting an integrated circuit from ESD includes a protected circuit node in the integrated circuit, a multiple stage transistor pump circuit coupled to the protected circuit node, and an electrostatic discharge protection circuit having a trigger coupled to the multiple stage transistor pump circuit. The multiple stage transistor pump circuit may comprise a Darlington transistor pump circuit.