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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Sami Hyvonen, Beaverton, OR (US);
Chinmay P. Joshi, Portland, OR (US);
Timothy J. Maloney, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sami Hyvonen, Beaverton, OR (US);
Chinmay P. Joshi, Portland, OR (US);
Timothy J. Maloney, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/20 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/20 (2013.01); H02H 9/046 (2013.01); H02H 9/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein is an apparatus and system of an electrostatic discharge circuit. The apparatus comprises: a clamp transistor with a terminal coupled to a node with a power supply; and a detector to determine when the power supply crosses a first threshold, the detector to generate a trigger signal to cause the clamp transistor to remain off when the power supply on the node is below the first threshold.