Abstract:
The present disclosure generally relates to the combination of MEMS intrinsic technology with specifically designed solid state ESD protection circuits in state of the art solid state technology for RF applications. Using ESD protection in MEMS devices has some level of complexity in the integration which can be seen by some as a disadvantage. However, the net benefits in the level of overall performance for insertion loss, isolation and linearity outweighs the disadvantages.
Abstract:
The invention concerns an electronic device (9), comprising: - a normally open power field effect transistor (11), comprising a control electrode (111) and first and second conduction electrodes (112, 113); - a control circuit (21) comprising a resistive component (211) connected to the control electrode, the control circuit being configured to apply a blocking potential of the transistor to the control electrode via the resistive component, said blocking potential being lower than the potentials of the first and second conduction electrodes; - a detection circuit (31) for detecting a short-circuit between the first and second conduction electrodes, configured to measure the potential of the control electrode during the blocking of the transistor, in order to compare the measured potential to a reference potential, and to generate a fault signal depending on the result of the comparison.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device provided with: a first input/output circuit connected to a first pad; a second input/output circuit disposed in the direction along one side constituted by a chip edge in relation to the first input/output circuit, the second input/output circuit being connected to a second pad; and an ESD protective circuit disposed near the outer-side chip edge of the first and second input/output circuits. The ESD protection circuit is provided with a resistor, a capacitor, an inverter, and an N-channel-type transistor.
Abstract:
A display device having an electrostatic discharge protection unit disposed between a display unit and a pad unit. The electrostatic discharge protection unit comprises a first signal line configured to deliver data and a control signal from a pad unit to the display unit, a second signal line, a plurality of first electrostatic discharge protection patterns which are electrically connected to the first signal line; and a plurality of second electrostatic discharge protection patterns which are electrically connected to the second signal line. Respective ones of the first electrostatic discharge protection patterns and the second electrostatic discharge protection patterns together form a plurality of electrostatic discharge protection pattern pairs, and the first and second electrostatic discharge protection patterns in each of the electrostatic discharge protection pattern pairs are separated from each other by differing distances.