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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Robert Steinhoff, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jonathan Brodsky, Richardson, TX (US);
Thomas A. Vrotsos, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/22 (2006.01); H02H 3/20 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/20 (2013.01); H01L 27/0274 (2013.01);
Abstract
A structure is designed with an external terminal () and a reference terminal (). A first transistor () is formed on a substrate. The first transistor has a current path coupled between the external terminal and the reference terminal. A second transistor () has a current path coupled between the external terminal and the substrate. A third transistor () has a current path coupled between the substrate and the reference terminal.