SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI) PROTECTION

摘要

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to an electrostatic discharge/electromagnetic interference (ESD/EMI) protection circuit (300) for an integrated circuit (316). The ESD/EMI protection circuit (300) comprises an input (302) that is adapted to receive a communication signal, a Zener diode pair (306) connected between the input (302) and a ground that is shared with the input, a resistor (312) coupled to the input, and a capacitor (314) coupled in series with the resistor (312) between the input (302) and the integrated circuit (316).