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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2010
Chih-chiang Lin, Taichung, TW;
Lin Lin, Taichung, TW;
Chih-Chiang Lin, Taichung, TW;
Lin Lin, Taichung, TW;
Dongguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Guangdong Province, CN;
Wintek Corporation, Taichung, TW;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus including an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit, an abnormal voltage detection circuit, an internal circuit and a blocking circuit is provided. The ESD protection circuit receives a plurality of input signals for preventing an abnormal high voltage damage produced by an ESD phenomenon on a path for delivering the input signals, and correspondingly outputs a plurality of voltage-dropped input signals. The input signals include a control signal set and a data signal set. The abnormal voltage detection circuit is coupled to the ESD protection circuit. The abnormal voltage detection circuit receives the voltage-dropped input signals, and produces a blocking control signal according to voltage levels of the voltage-dropped input signals. The blocking circuit is used for receiving the blocking control signal and blocking the control signal set from delivering to the internal circuit according to the blocking control signal.