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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Andreas Hartberger, Graz, AT;
Andreas Hartberger, Graz, AT;
austriamicrosystems AG, Unterpremstatten, AT;
Abstract
A circuit arrangement for protection against electrostatic discharges comprises an shunt device, which is connected between a first and a second terminal of the circuit arrangement and has a control input, via which the conduction of the shunt device can be controlled. In addition there is a trigger element, which has a trigger output for issuing a trigger signal in dependence on a voltage between the first and the second terminal of the circuit arrangement. The circuit arrangement additionally comprises an interruption unit that can be controlled via a deactivation input by means of a sendable deactivation signal and which is connected on the input side to the trigger output and on the output side to the control input. In addition, a method for shunting electrostatic discharges is shown.