Arrangement for ESD protection of an integrated circuit

Details Arrangement for ESD protection of an integrated circuit Arrangement for ESD protection of an integrated circuit

2006-03-28

2006-03-28

Wille, Douglas A. (Department: 2814)

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Integrated circuit structure with electrically isolated...

With pn junction isolation

C257S528000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07019382

ABSTRACT:
To protect a high-frequency integrated circuit (1) against higher voltages than normal operating voltages on an input/output terminal connected to a bonding pad (2), a semiconductor varistor (3) having low and essentially constant resistance for said normal operating voltages and higher resistance for said higher voltages is integrated between the bonding pad (2) and the input/output terminal together with the integrated circuit (1).

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