Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – With specific current responsive fault sensor
Patent
1988-10-28
1991-01-22
Jackson, Jr., Jerome
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
With specific current responsive fault sensor
357 41, 361 91, H01L 2978
Patent
active
049874659
ABSTRACT:
An ESD protection device for CMOS integrated circuit inputs is disclosed. Two clamp components, coupled by a current limiting device, couple the pad to the circuitry of the chip. The device prevents damage to the circuit from an ESD of approximately 8000 or more volts at an input terminal.
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Chang Kuang-Yeh
Lien Jih-Chang
Longcor Steven W.
Rogers David M.
Advanced Micro Devices , Inc.
Jackson, Jr. Jerome
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