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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Chia-Hui Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Po-Hsiang Lan, Taipei, TW;
Chien-Yuan Lee, Zhubei, TW;
Tsung-Ju Yang, Taichung, TW;
Tzu-Yi Yang, Taipei, TW;
Kuo-Ji Chen, Wu-Ku, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device includes a first power transistor, a second power transistor electrically connected in series with the first power transistor, a first electrostatic discharge (ESD) detection circuit, and a first control circuit electrically connected to the first ESD detection circuit and the first power transistor.