Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – With specific voltage responsive fault sensor
Patent
1995-08-16
1997-08-05
Gaffin, Jeffrey A.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
With specific voltage responsive fault sensor
361 56, 361 58, 361111, 361118, H02H 320
Patent
active
056548605
ABSTRACT:
A circuit for providing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is disclosed. The circuit comprises a pair of CMOS field effect pull up and pull down transistors with reduced resistance source and drain, having a well resistor formed external to them between supply and ground busses respectively. During an ESD event, the well resistors serve to both limit the current flow through the transistors, and reduce the voltage drop across them.
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Casper Stephen L.
Ma Manny K. F.
Sher Joseph C.
Gaffin Jeffrey A.
Jackson Stephen
Micro)n Technology, Inc.
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