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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Prasad Srinivasa Siva Gudem, San Diego, CA (US);
Himanshu Khatri, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Devavrata V Godbole, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Eugene Robert Worley, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H03F 1/22 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H03F 1/52 (2006.01); H03F 3/193 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/223 (2013.01); H01L 27/0255 (2013.01); H02H 9/046 (2013.01); H03F 1/523 (2013.01); H03F 3/193 (2013.01); H03F 2200/489 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes an input device. The apparatus also includes a positive supply voltage pad. The apparatus further includes an input signal pad. The apparatus also includes a ground pad. The apparatus further includes charged-device model protection circuitry that protects the input device from electrostatic discharge. The charged-device model protection circuitry includes at least one of de-Q circuitry and a cascode device.