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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Brian P. Ginsburg, Allen, TX (US);
Yuanying Deng, Murphy, TX (US);
Mehmet Ozgun, Plano, TX (US);
Baher Haroun, Allen, TX (US);
Francisco Ledesma, Dallas, TX (US);
Brian P. Ginsburg, Allen, TX (US);
Yuanying Deng, Murphy, TX (US);
Mehmet Ozgun, Plano, TX (US);
Baher Haroun, Allen, TX (US);
Francisco Ledesma, Dallas, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Various apparatuses and methods for protecting a transmitter from electrostatic discharge are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments provide an apparatus including a first ESD clamp connected to an antenna input, a first reactive component connected to the first ESD clamp, a second ESD clamp connected to the first reactive component, and a second reactive component connected between the second ESD clamp and the transmitter.