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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Mediatek Inc., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MEDIATEK INC., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/12 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01); H02H 1/04 (2006.01); H02H 3/22 (2006.01); H02H 9/06 (2006.01); H02H 3/20 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/20 (2013.01); H02H 9/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is provided. The ESD protection circuit includes an impedance device coupled between a pad and a power line and a clamp unit coupled between the pad and a ground line.