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6111737 Internal voltage protection circuit  
An internal circuitry protection scheme which protects on-IC circuitry when an external regulator voltage pin is shorted to a higher voltage. The circuit prevents damage to the on-die circuitry...
6108184 Surface mountable electrical device comprising a voltage variable material  
The surface mountable electrical device provides utilizes polymer composite materials to protect electronic components against electrical overstress transients. The device includes a first...
6108181 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) circuit  
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) discharge circuit provides robust protection to an integrated circuit (13). In one embodiment, a resistive element (71) ensures that current shunting bipolar...
6104589 Method of protecting an integrated circuit, method of operating integrated circuitry, and method of operating cascode circuitry  
The present invention includes integrated circuitry, an interface circuit of an integrated circuit device, cascode circuitry, method of protecting an integrated circuit, method of operating...
6104588 Low noise electrostatic discharge protection circuit for mixed signal CMOS integrated circuits  
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit includes circuitry for providing protection against ESD events which occur either within an ESD pad ring (intra-ring) or between different ESD...
6104584 Voltage feedback inrush current limit circuit having increased tolerance for component value variation  
The present invention provides a protection circuit for, and method of, sensing a transient condition and limiting a current, and a power supply having a filter incorporating the protection circuit...
6104582 Storm alert automatic system power-down  
Apparatus and processes to automatically power-down a computer system upon determination of the presence, imminence, or forecast of severe weather in the local area. A computer system receives data...
6101080 EMP-charge eliminator  
The invention concerns an de-coupled EMP-charge eliminator device in a co-axial cable, with charge eliminator component (28) in electric contact with conductor (24) leading to the internal...
6101079 Current and transient voltage protector  
A current and transient voltage protector. The protector module for a wiring block having at least one wiring strip includes an insulative housing having opposed ends, at least four electrically...
6101078 Semiconductor device with protection circuit  
A lead on chip (LOC) semiconductor device or a chip on lead (COL) semiconductor device with a protection circuit. Non-connection pins are made shorter than connection pins to reduce the inductance...
6101077 Electrostatic protection circuit of a semiconductor device  
An electrostatic protection circuit of a semiconductor device comprises a first MOS transistor of specific conductive type and a second MOS transistor of the specific conductive type. In the first...
6097581 Paired multi-layered dielectric independent passive component architecture resulting in differential and common mode filtering with surge protection in one integrated package  
The present invention relates to a passive electronic component architecture employed in conjunction with various dielectric and combinations of dielectric materials to provide a differential and...
6094332 Protection circuit for discharging large amount of static charge current through field effect transistors different in break-down voltage  
A protection circuit has a series combination of a p-channel enhancement type field effect transistor, a first node and a first resistor connected between a high voltage line and a low voltage line...
6091595 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for NMOS pull up transistors of a 5.0 volt compatible output buffer using 2.5 volt process transistors  
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is provided for NMOS pull up transistors 700A-H and 702A-H of a 5.0 volt compatible output buffer using 2.5 volt process transistors. The ESD protection...
6091594 Protection circuits and methods of protecting a semiconductor device  
Protection circuits and methods of protecting a semiconductor device are provided. According to one aspect, the present invention provides a protection circuit adapted to be coupled to a ground...
6091593 Early trigger of ESD protection device by a negative voltage pump circuit  
A transient voltage pump is provided to generate a negative voltage pulse for triggering turn-on of an ESD protection device. As VDD-to-VSS voltage increases rapidly in the initial ESD event, the...
6091592 Protective circuit and electric circuit using the protective circuit  
A protective circuit for protecting a circuit from a destructive voltage or current, comprising a MIS transistor, and at least one resistor connected in series with the MIS transistor for limiting...
6088210 Protective device for electromagnets  
A solid state device protects large industrial electromagnets from the effects of dissipating stored magnetic energy when the supply voltage to the electromagnet is removed (for example, by...
6088209 Voltage spike suppressor  
A voltage spike suppressor for polyphase systems including those with alternatively connectable polyphase sources, the suppressor having a diode bridge network connected to couple overvoltage...
6084760 Device for driving self arc-extinguishing type power element  
A circuit for driving a self-arc-extinguishing type power element 1 such as an IGBT, includes a signal supply circuit 7 for supplying an ON/OFF signal to the power element 1, an insulation circuit...
6084759 Arrangement for protection against electrostatic discharge in electronic apparatuses  
For protection against electrostatic discharge in electronic apparatuses, a circuit or a component having a connected signal conductor and a discharge conductor connected thereto, is provided with...
6081412 Gate oxide breakdown protection circuit for deep submicron processes  
An output driver prevents gate oxide breakdown and reverse charge leakage from a bus to the internal power supply. When the voltage on the bus exceeds the internal supply voltage or when the driver...
6078487 Electro-static discharge protection device having a modulated control input terminal  
A circuit which protects an integrated circuit (IC) device from damage due to electrostatic discharge (ESD). The protection circuit includes an N-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect...
6072682 Protection circuit for an electric supply line in a semiconductor integrated device  
A protection circuit for a power supply line in a semiconductor device, comprising first and second field-effect transistors, both transistors having their respective drain terminals connected to...
6072677 Electrostatic discharge protective circuit formed by use of a silicon controlled rectifier  
An electrostatic discharge protective circuit formed by use of a silicon controller rectifier is coupled to an input port and an internal circuit for discharging electrostatic charges on the input...
6069782 ESD damage protection using a clamp circuit  
A circuit for protecting the internal circuitry of a semiconductor chip from increased power supply voltages due to electrostatic discharge events is presented. The circuit comprises a trigger...
6069781 Device for protecting medium voltage equipment against voltage surges  
Suppression of transient voltage surges in an electrical power-carrying line is achieved by a voltage surge suppressor having a capacitor, varistor, and gas tube connected in parallel between the...
6067221 Voltage unit housing  
A telecommunications protection unit includes a voltage unit having an electrically insulating base configured to house a diode module assembly and a voltage limiting cell therein. The voltage...
6067220 Shunt for protecting a hard file head  
In one embodiment, a variably conductive shunt is provided for protecting a read/write sensor element, e.g., an MR read element, which has first and second terminals. A variably conductive member...
6067216 Safeguard feature in a circuit arrangement for protecting an electrical component from an undesirable electrical potential  
A safeguard feature prevents supply of voltage to an electrical device in the event a protective element is no longer reliably connected in a circuit arrangement for protecting a susceptible...
6064558 Electrical surge protector for center conductor devices  
A electrical surge protector includes a metal tube having a pair of non-conductive stoppers mounted within each end to form an enclosed cavity therebetween. A conductor wire extends the length of...
6064557 Semiconductor device structured to be less susceptible to power supply noise  
A semiconductor device comprises an MOS transistor, as a capacitive element, formed at the surface of a semiconductor substrate. A first power supply interconnection, above the substrate, applies a...
6064556 Protection circuit for an electric pulse supply line in a semiconductor integrated device  
A protection circuit for a pulse type power supply line of an integrated circuit device. The protection circuit includes a switching circuit having a preset delay, and a first transistor that is...
6064555 Radiation induced single event latchup protection and recovery of integrated circuits  
An apparatus is disclosed for improving the Single Event Latchup (SEL) performance of an integrated circuit device (IC), or grouping of devices (as an example Multi-Chip Modules or MCMs), through...
6061222 Method and apparatus for reducing noise in integrated circuit chips  
A method and apparatus for reducing noise in integrated circuit chips (ICs). The apparatus comprises on-die capacitance in conjunction with one or more resistive loss elements, which provide an AC...
6061218 Overvoltage protection device and method for increasing shunt current  
An overvoltage protection device (40) and a method for increasing the overvoltage current the device can carry. The overvoltage protection device (40) includes a Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR)...
6057999 Device for preventing generation of X-ray and overvoltage  
Device for preventing generation of X-ray and overvoltage, in which abnormal voltages at voltage output terminals are detected to control a power supply part and a horizontal deflection outputting...
6057577 Component of protection of an integrated MOS power transistor against voltage gradients  
The present invention relate to a device of protection against voltage gradients of a monolithic component including a vertical MOS power transistor and logic circuits. The protection circuit has...
6052269 Electrostatic discharge protection circuit using point discharge  
A protection circuit using point discharge suitable for use in an integrated circuit, protects circuit from damage by electrostatic discharge. The integrated circuit at least comprises an...
6052267 Electric field discharge surge absorbing element and method for making same  
An electric field electron discharge surge absorbing element includes a first substrate member having an electron discharge portion on which a plurality of emitters are formed, and a second...
6046897 Segmented bus architecture (SBA) for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection  
A segmented bus architecture (800) removes certain ESD circuitry from each I/O pad cell (806, 812) and places it in a power pad cell (808, 814) or in some other unused area of the integrated...
6046894 Semiconductor protection circuit and method  
A protection circuit (20) protects a semiconductor device (10) from damage due to electrostatic charge transferred to a terminal (19) of the semiconductor device. A voltage follower (26) senses a...
6043971 Electrostatic discharge protection device for liquid crystal display using a COG package  
The electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device for a liquid crystal display using a chip on glass (COG) package is provided. The ESD protection device includes a plurality of gate lines and...
6043970 High voltage driving circuit reducing a transient current  
The present invention relates to a high voltage driving circuit for preventing an transient current. The high voltage driving circuit including a non-overlap signal generator for generating the...
6043969 Ballast resistors with parallel stacked NMOS transistors used to prevent secondary breakdown during ESD with 2.5 volt process transistors  
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is provided for NMOS pull up transistors 700A-H and 702A-H of a 5.0 volt compatible output buffer using 2.5 volt process transistors. The ESD protection...
6043968 ESD protection circuit  
An inverter is connected between an external GND terminal and a drain of an internal circuit such that the drain of the internal circuit is not directly connected to the external GND terminal. As a...
6043967 Early trigger of ESD protection device by a voltage pump circuit  
A transient voltage pump is provided to generate a high voltage pulse for triggering turn-on of an ESD protection device. As VDD-to-VSS voltage increases rapidly in the initial ESD event, the...
6038118 Lightning protector system  
A lightning detector system which includes a radio frequency (RF) detector assembly which receives input from an antenna and a line sensor in order to sense signatures of compromising events such...
6034853 Solid state relay  
A solid state relay prevents the damage to photothyristor couplers when their performance characteristics vary slightly and enables phase angle control of an AC power supply using a less costly...
6034552 Output ESD protection using dynamic-floating-gate arrangement  
A dynamic-floating-gate arrangement is used to improve the ESD robustness of driving-current-programmable CMOS output buffers in cell libraries, by suitably dynamically floating the gates of the...