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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Manjunatha Prabhu, Singapore, SG;
Shan Ryan, Singapore, SG;
Mahadeva Iyer Natarajan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Inventors:
Manjunatha Prabhu, Singapore, SG;
Shan Ryan, Singapore, SG;
Mahadeva Iyer Natarajan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A driver-based distributed multi-path ESD scheme is disclosed. Embodiments include providing a plurality of I/O cells, wherein each of the I/O cells includes a first driver having a first source, a first drain, and a first gate; and providing a first signal to turn on the first driver in each of the I/O cells during an ESD event to form a plurality of parallel ESD paths that include turned-on first drivers.