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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2010
Applicants:
Christopher P. Mozak, Beaverton, OR (US);
Victor Zia, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Christopher P. Mozak, Beaverton, OR (US);
Victor Zia, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described herein are a method, apparatus, and system for electrostatic discharge protection of supplies. The apparatus comprises a timer unit having a node with a first supply signal and operable to generate a first timer signal based on the first supply signal; and a clamp unit, coupled to the timer unit and having a node with a second supply signal, operable to clamp the second supply signal in response to electrostatic discharge (ESD) on the node with the second supply signal for a duration based on a signal level of the first timer signal.