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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2014
Patrice M. Parris, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Weize Chen, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Richard J. DE Souza, Chandler, AZ (US);
Mazhar Ul Hoque, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Patrice M. Parris, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Weize Chen, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Richard J. De Souza, Chandler, AZ (US);
Mazhar Ul Hoque, Gilbert, AZ (US);
NXP USA, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Semiconductor devices and related electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection methods are provided. An exemplary semiconductor device includes an interface for a signal and a multi-triggered protection arrangement coupled between the interface and a reference node to initiate discharge of the signal between the interface and the reference node based on any one of a plurality of different characteristics of the signal. Discharge of the signal at the interface is initiated based on a first characteristic of the signal, and thereafter, the discharge of the signal at the interface is maintained based on another characteristic of the signal.