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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Inventors:
Johan Bourgeat, Saint Pierre d'Allevard, FR;
Boris Heitz, Grenoble, FR;
Jean Jimenez, Saint Theoffrey, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/04 (2013.01); H01L 27/0262 (2013.01); H01L 27/0285 (2013.01); H02H 9/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes first and second terminals with an electronic circuit coupled there between. The electronic circuit includes a protection circuit and a resistive-capacitive circuit. The resistive-capacitive circuit triggers the protection circuit to protect against electrostatic discharges in the presence of a current pulse between the first and second terminals. A control circuit is configured to slow down a discharge from the resistive-capacitive circuit when the protection circuit is triggered.