Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Clamp based ESD protection circuits
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Application No.: US13446697Application Date: 2012-04-13
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Publication No.: US09728532B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Swaminathan Muthukrishnan , Nathaniel Peachey , Cody Hale , Ralph Williamson
- Applicant: Swaminathan Muthukrishnan , Nathaniel Peachey , Cody Hale , Ralph Williamson
- Applicant Address: US NC Greensboro
- Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Greensboro
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H02H9/00
- IPC: H02H9/00 ; H01L27/02 ; H02H9/04
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120262828A1 CLAMP BASED ESD PROTECTION CIRCUITS Public/Granted day:2012-10-18
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