Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – Load shunting by fault responsive means
Patent
1995-08-17
1997-03-25
DeBoer, Todd E.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
Load shunting by fault responsive means
361 91, 361111, H02H 906
Patent
active
056150741
ABSTRACT:
An ESD protection circuit includes a portion for protecting a pair of power lines and a portion for protecting an input/output pin. The power line protection portion includes at least three SCRs electrically connected in series between the power lines. A zener diode is electrically connected between a gate of the SCR at one end of the series and the negative power line, and a resistor is electrically connected between the gate of the one SCR and the positive power line. The gates of the other SCRs in the series are electrically connected to the negative power line or to their own cathode. The I/O pin protection portion includes a plurality of SCRs connected in series between the power lines with the I/O pin being connected between the SCR at one end of the series and the next adjacent SCR in the series. A separate zener diode is electrically connected between the gate of the SCR at the one end of the series and the gate of the next adjacent SCR and the negative power line. A separate resistor is connected between the gate of the SCR at the one end of the series and the next adjacent SCR and the positive power line. The gates of the other SCRs in the series are connected to the negative power line or to their own cathode.
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Burke William J.
David Sarnoff Research Center Inc.
Deboer Todd E.
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