Voltage on-off detector and electronic device including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11063587B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-13

    申请号:US17007398

    申请日:2020-08-31

    摘要: A voltage on-off detector includes an inverter between a first voltage source and a first node and having an input terminal that receives a third voltage, a first transistor having a first gate, and a first source and a first drain between the first node and a second voltage source, a second transistor having a second source connected to the second voltage source, and a second gate and a second drain connected to the first node, and an amplifier having an input terminal connected to an output terminal of the inverter and configured to output a first voltage from the first voltage or a second voltage from the second voltage source based on or in response to an output of the inverter.

    Electrostatic discharge protection circuit

    公开(公告)号:US11715947B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-01

    申请号:US17555405

    申请日:2021-12-18

    IPC分类号: H02H9/04

    CPC分类号: H02H9/046

    摘要: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit includes an ESD detector connected between a pad and a first power source and configured to generate a detection signal when ESD is detected at the pad, a switch transistor including a gate controlled by the detection signal and a source and a drain connected between the pad and the memory, and a leakage current prevention circuit including a first transistor including a first gate connected to a second power source and a source and a drain connected between the pad and a first node, and a second transistor including a second gate connected to the pad and a source and a drain connected between the first node and the second power source. The first node is connected to or in electrical communication with a bulk node of the switch transistor.

    Voltage on-off detector and electronic device including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11215648B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-04

    申请号:US17007744

    申请日:2020-08-31

    IPC分类号: G01R19/15 G01R19/155

    摘要: A voltage on-off detector includes an inverter between a first voltage source and a third voltage source providing a third voltage and having an input terminal that receives a second voltage, a first transistor having a gate that receives the second voltage, and a first source and a first drain between the third voltage source and a first node, a second transistor having a second gate that receives the third voltage, and a second source and a second drain between a second voltage source providing the second voltage and the first node, and an amplifier configured to output a first voltage from the first voltage source or a voltage on the first node based on or in response to an output of the inverter.

    Input/output circuit and electronic device including the same

    公开(公告)号:US10985754B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-20

    申请号:US16884694

    申请日:2020-05-27

    IPC分类号: H03K17/687

    摘要: An input/output circuit includes a logic unit configured to generate a first signal and a second signal based on data and a first control signal, a driver including a first PMOS transistor having a first gate, a first source that receives a first voltage from a first voltage source, and a first drain, and a first NMOS transistor having a second gate that receives the second signal, a second source that receives a second voltage from a second voltage source less than the first voltage, and a second drain connected to the first drain, a gate-tracking circuit configured to receive the first signal and transfer the received first signal to the first gate of the first PMOS transistor based on a second control signal, and an input/output terminal connected to the first drain and the second drain.