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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ramachandran Venkatasubramanian, Chandler, AZ (US);
Kent Charles Oertle, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/046 (2013.01); H02H 9/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrostatic discharge clamp may include a reference generator and a comparator. The electrostatic discharge clamp may be characterized by a time constant. A voltage difference caused by an electrostatic discharge event may activate the electrostatic discharge clamp. The comparator may hold the electrostatic discharge clamp in an active state responsive to a reference voltage provided by the reference generator. A duration of the active state of the electrostatic discharge clamp may facilitate dissipation of the electrostatic discharge event.