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Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 03, 2013
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Jae-hyok Ko, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Woo-seok Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Han-gu Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Sang-young Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/22 (2006.01); H02H 3/20 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/20 (2013.01); H02H 9/046 (2013.01); H01L 27/0266 (2013.01); H02H 9/04 (2013.01); H02H 9/043 (2013.01);
Abstract

A semiconductor apparatus that includes: a first high-voltage transistor having a gate and a first electrode, wherein the first electrode is connected to a first pad and a parasitic capacitance forms between the gate and the first electrode; and a clamping circuit that is connected to the gate of the first high-voltage transistor, wherein the clamping circuit detects a change in a level of a gate voltage of the first high-voltage transistor due to electrostatic discharge, and clamps the gate voltage of the first high-voltage transistor according to a result of the detection.


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