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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Dan Zupcau, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Leo Luquette, Monument, CO (US);
Inventors:
Dan Zupcau, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Leo Luquette, Monument, CO (US);
Assignee:
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) detector is coupled to the input voltage, and includes a voltage modulated input capacitance Cj configured to decrease as the input voltage increases. An output pulse generator is coupled to an output of the detector, and configured to amplify the output of the detector. An ESD protection switch is coupled to turn on upon application of an output pulse from the output pulse generator.