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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Chun-lung Hung, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Tao Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Shi-ming Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;
Wang-chang Duan, Shenzhen, CN;
Wen-ming Chen, Shenzhen, CN;
Pei Liu, Shenzhen, CN;
Chun-Lung Hung, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Tao Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Shi-Ming Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;
Wang-Chang Duan, Shenzhen, CN;
Wen-Ming Chen, Shenzhen, CN;
Pei Liu, Shenzhen, CN;
Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN;
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Tu-Cheng, New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
An electronic device includes an integrated circuit, a power interface, and an interface circuit connected between the integrated circuit and the power interface for protecting the integrated circuit from being damaged by electrostatic discharge. The interface circuit includes a current limit unit connected between the power interface and the integrated circuit for limiting an electrostatic discharge current and an electrostatic protection unit connected to a common node of the power interface and the current limit unit for clamping a voltage of the common node to a predetermined value. A related integrated circuit is also provided.