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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2013
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Keith R. Maile, New Brighton, MN (US);
Lance E. Juffer, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
William J. Linder, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Ron A. Balczewski, Bloomington, MN (US);
Nicholas J. Stessman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark Duane Jansen, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable medical device can include an integrated circuit comprising an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit. The ESD protection circuit can include an active circuit, a first passive circuit, and a second passive circuit. For example, at least one of the first or second passive circuits can include an array of capacitors in a series configuration, a parallel configuration, or a combination of series and parallel configurations. The first and second passive circuits can be configured to establish a specified time constant, and, in response to an applied ESD, the first and second passive circuits can provide a control signal to active circuit to switch the active circuit from a substantially non-conductive mode to a substantially conductive mode.