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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
Applicants:
William M. Loh, Fremont, CA (US);
Choshu Ito, San Mateo, CA (US);
Jau-wen Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improvement to a digital integrated circuit of the type having a functional circuit that is susceptible to damage from an electrostatic discharge. An electrostatic discharge protection element is placed in series with the functional circuit and disposed upstream in a normal direction of current flow from the functional circuit. The electrostatic discharge protection element includes at least one of a resistive choke that exhibits thermal runaway and an inductive choke.