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7619863 Gated thyristor and related system and method  
An embodiment of a protection circuit, comprising a first PNP-type bipolar transistor and a second NPN-type bipolar transistor, the base of the first transistor being connected to the collector of...
7619862 Electrostatic discharge protection circuit for high voltage input pad  
An electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes a high-voltage supply terminal (VDD), an input/output (IO) pad, and a first shunting transistor that can discharge electrostatic charges...
7616424 Surge suppression module with disconnect  
A transient voltage suppression (TVSS) device is disclosed. The device comprises a surge module connected to a base module that connects the surge module to an electrical buss. The base module has...
7616417 Semiconductor device including protection circuit and switch circuit and its testing method  
In a semiconductor device including a semiconductor element to be protected having first and second electrodes, and a protection circuit coupled between the first and second electrodes, a switch...
7616414 ESD protection circuit for high speed signaling including T/R switches  
An ESD protection circuit for a transistor having a drain and source coupled to high-speed signaling pins of an integrated circuit includes a first string of clamping elements and a second string...
7612975 Lightning protection  
A power supply line for powering electronic equipment from a power supply remote from the electronic equipment, having a balanced differential power transmission path 31 connecting the power...
7609500 Universal energy conditioning interposer with circuit architecture  
The present invention relates to an interposer substrate for interconnecting between active electronic componentry such as but not limited to a single or multiple integrated circuit chips in either...
7609495 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection arrangement and ESD protection method  
AN ESD protection arrangement is provided which comprises an ESD protection device coupled between a terminal pad of an integrated semiconductor circuit and a supply voltage rail and a compensation...
7609493 ESD protection circuit and method for lowering capacitance of the ESD protection circuit  
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit and a method for reducing capacitance in the ESD protection circuit. A pair of gated diodes are connected in series, wherein the anode of one of...
7609141 Flexible circuit having overvoltage protection  
A first voltage variable material (“VVM”) includes an insulative binder, first conductive particles with a core and a shell held in the insulating binder and second conductive particles without...
7606016 Power amplifier protection  
A power amplifier protection circuit that includes protection circuitry to variably shunt an input radio frequency (RF) signal to AC ground, turn off bias to an output transistor of a power...
7606013 Electro-static discharge protection circuit  
An electrostatic-discharge protection circuit having a low level of current leakage from a first power supply to a second power supply. An example protection circuit includes a timing element that...
7606012 Semiconductor device and designing method for the same  
A semiconductor device has a semiconductor circuit provided on a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor circuit has a source, a drain, a gate and a wiring connected to one of the source, the...
7599159 Voltage-resistant MOS switch  
A voltage-resistant switch comprising a first switching contact and a second switching contact, and an MOS switching transistor having a source terminal, a drain terminal and a gate terminal,...
7598843 Very high frequency transponder, in particular a UHF transponder, including a protection against electrostatic discharges  
The UHF transponder includes protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD) formed by the modulation transistor (T 1 ) and additional control means ( 20 ) for said transistor which fulfils two...
7598537 Semiconductor device  
A semiconductor device comprises one or two semiconductor chips, each including an input circuit having a wiring ( 3 ) for connecting an input pad ( 2 ) to an inner circuit, a first electrostatic...
7595968 Circuit to reduce internal ESD stress on device having multiple power supply domains  
An ESD protection circuit is designed on an integrated circuit ( 100 ) having a first power supply bus ( 106 ) and a second power supply bus ( 108 ). The circuit includes a first logic gate ( 116,...
7593201 Semiconductor integrated circuit  
A protection circuit with suppressed erroneous operation due to power source fluctuation has a first resistor and a capacitor connected in series between a power source line and a ground line, an...
7592673 ESD protection circuit with isolated diode element and method thereof  
An ESD protection circuit ( 20 ) includes an ESD device ( 24 ) and an isolation diode element ( 30 ). The ESD device includes a drain-source junction isolated ESD transistor ( 26,28 ). The...
7589947 Surge absorption circuit  
A surge absorption circuit in accordance with an embodiment comprises: a pair of input terminals; a pair of output terminals; a first inductor device connecting one of the pair of input terminals...
7589946 Local access port communications using near field induction  
A method for accessing an electronic circuit in an enclosure using near field induction is disclosed. The method involves attaching at least one local access port connector with an external...
7589944 Electrostatic discharge protection structures for high speed technologies with mixed and ultra-low voltage supplies  
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit in a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) having protected circuitry. In one embodiment, the ESD protection circuit includes a pad adapted for...
7586721 ESD detection circuit  
An ESD detection circuit which includes: a triggering circuit for generating an ESD trigger signal when the ESD detection circuit is in ESD mode; a bias circuit for providing at least a first bias...
7586720 Electrostatic discharge protection device  
A compact ESD protection device is described that uses the reverse breakdown voltage of a base-emitter junction as a trigger diode to switch a transistor that shunts the forward bias ESD current to...
7583486 Semiconductor device having protection diode  
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element; a protection diode for protecting the semiconductor element from a first reverse voltage applied to the semiconductor element; and a...
7583485 Electrostatic discharge protection circuit for integrated circuits  
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit for an integrated circuit (IC) that provides ESD protection during an ESD event is disclosed. The electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection...
7583484 Circuit and method for ESD protection  
A sensor for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection includes a voltage divider and a device coupled thereto. The sensor is coupled to an input terminal of the sensor, wherein a voltage drop...
7576964 Overvoltage protection circuit of output MOS transistor  
An overvoltage protection circuit is for a circuit of an output MOS transistor and a load connected in series between a first power supply and a second power supply. The overvoltage protection...
7576962 Transient blocking apparatus with reset  
A method and apparatus for transient blocking relying on a transient blocking device and a sampling circuit. The transient blocking device has at least one depletion mode n-channel device...
7573693 Safety switching device and method for failsafe shutdown of an electric load  
The invention relates to a safety switching device for the failsafe shutdown of an electric load, such as an electrically driven machine. The safety switching device has a signal processing part...
7573692 Protective device with improved surge protection  
The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring protection device for use in an electric circuit. The device includes a plurality of line terminals configured to be coupled to the...
7573691 Electrical over stress robustness  
Protection is provided against electrical surges resulting from Electrical Over Stress conditions, e.g., when interfacing circuits with powered connections. An EOS shunt is activated for as long as...
7573687 Power semiconductor device  
A power semiconductor device includes a power semiconductor element, a protection circuit, an inspection terminal, and an electrical conductor. The protection circuit includes multiple zener diodes...
7570467 Electrostatic protection circuit  
An electrostatic protection circuit being an integrated circuit on a semiconductor substrate and including a first power supply terminal having a predetermined potential VDD, a second power supply...
7564664 ESD protection circuit for a high frequency circuit  
An ESD protection circuit is disclosed. In one embodiment, the ESD circuit is coupled to at least one signal transmission line and a positive and negative supply voltage of an integrated circuit,...
7564663 Active limiter with integrated sensor  
An integrated circuit includes a first RF port and a second RF port. A limiter section is disposed between the first RF port and the second RF port and a detector section coupled to an RF signal...
7561394 System and method for overvoltage protection  
An overvoltage protection system and method including a control circuit and a bank of resistors to absorb the energy from a transient voltage without exceeding an allowed temperature for the...
7561390 Protection circuit in semiconductor circuit device comprising a plurality of chips  
A multichip package according to an embodiment of the invention comprises a first chip and a second chip. A first ground line formed in the first chip and the second ground line formed in the...
7560948 Circuit for minimizing or eliminating pulse anomalies in human body model electrostatic discharge tests  
A new circuit for producing simulated electrostatic discharges (ESD) based on the Human Body Model (HBM) is disclosed for testing integrated circuits. HBM ESD test systems provide stress pulses...
7560912 Hybrid filter for high slew rate output current application  
An active linear regulator circuit in parallel with a filter capacitor of a switching voltage regulator injects current to a load only when the switching regulator and capacitor cannot supply...
7558042 Devices and system for electrostatic discharge suppression  
A electrostatic discharge suppression device including an electrostatic discharge reactance layer having a first side and a second side, a first electrode coupled to the first side and comprising a...
7558037 Over current protection circuit and method  
Circuit and method for providing over-current and overloading protection with a single additional pin. A converter controller circuit is provided that includes a voltage controlled oscillator and...
7551415 Repair circuitry with an enhanced ESD protection device  
A repair circuitry consisting of at least one electrical fuse forming part of a conduction path between a positive voltage supply (Vq) pad and a complimentary lower voltage supply source (Vss). The...
7551413 Transient triggered protection of IC components  
One embodiment provides a system for protecting at least one component in an integrated circuit (IC). The system includes a disconnect element that is electrically connected in series between an...
7551412 Wiring fault correction circuit  
A wiring fault correction circuit for determining wiring conditions of an AC supply system includes: input line and neutral conductors connectable to the AC supply system; output line and neutral...
7548405 Systems and methods using diodes to protect electronic devices  
A system for protecting an electronic device from an electrical event such as electrostatic discharge and other spurious events according to one embodiment of the present invention includes first...
7548401 Electrostatic discharge protection structures for high speed technologies with mixed and ultra-low voltage supplies  
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit in a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) having protected circuitry is provided herein. In one embodiment, a circuit for protecting an...
7545618 Semiconductor device  
A semiconductor device includes one or more first transistors of which each source connects to a power wiring, a second transistor of which a source connects to a ground wiring and a drain connects...
7542255 Input protection circuit  
An input protection circuit comprises a reverse flow preventing diode, a series circuit of a diode and a Zener diode, and a current path forming resistor or diode. The reverse flow preventing diode...
7541648 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit  
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit that includes a parallel connection of parasitic vertical and lateral bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) each with a floating base and a metal...
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