Systems and methods for ESD protection
A negative electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection network or circuit is described. The circuit can provide protection against a negative-going ESD transient. One embodiment, along with standard positive ESD protection networks, can discharge ESD currents in both polarities and is able to tolerate...
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| Zusammenfassung: | A negative electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection network or circuit is described. The circuit can provide protection against a negative-going ESD transient. One embodiment, along with standard positive ESD protection networks, can discharge ESD currents in both polarities and is able to tolerate a positive/negative voltage that is higher than the maximum voltage allowed for the given fabrication process. It can be used to protect an I/O pin that can be exposed to a relatively wide signal swing range. |
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