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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Man-Ho Kwan, Kowloon, HK;
Fu-Wei Yao, Hsinchu, TW;
Ru-Yi Su, Yunlin County, TW;
King-Yuen Wong, Tuen Mun, HK;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 5/00 (2006.01); H03K 5/08 (2006.01); H01L 27/088 (2006.01); H01L 29/778 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/08 (2013.01); H01L 27/0883 (2013.01); H01L 29/778 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a first transistor and a clamping circuit. The first transistor is arranged to generate an output signal according to a control signal. The clamping circuit is arranged to generate the control signal according to an input signal, and to clamp the control signal to a predetermined signal level when the input signal exceeds the predetermined signal level.