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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Shih-yu Wang, Taipei, TW;
Chia-ling LU, Luzhou, TW;
Yu-lien Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
Yan-yu Chen, Taipei, TW;
Che-shih Lin, Sinfong Township, Hsinchu County, TW;
Tao-cheng LU, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Shih-Yu Wang, Taipei, TW;
Chia-Ling Lu, Luzhou, TW;
Yu-Lien Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
Yan-Yu Chen, Taipei, TW;
Che-Shih Lin, Sinfong Township, Hsinchu County, TW;
Tao-Cheng Lu, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An RC delay circuit for providing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is described. The circuit employs an NMOS transistor and a PMOS transistor to produce a large effective resistance using a relatively small circuit layout area.