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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Swaminathan Muthukrishnan, Greensboro, NC (US);
Nathaniel Peachey, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Cody Hale, Browns Summit, NC (US);
Ralph Williamson, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
Swaminathan Muthukrishnan, Greensboro, NC (US);
Nathaniel Peachey, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Cody Hale, Browns Summit, NC (US);
Ralph Williamson, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Qorvo US, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0274 (2013.01); H02H 9/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electro-static discharge (ESD) protection circuit utilizes a gate-drain breakdown characteristic of high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) in a dual stacked configuration to provide a discharge path for electro-static discharges, while having a minimal effect on the associated circuit which is being protected.