METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING THE TRIGGERING OF AN ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE
摘要
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit for protecting a semiconductor device that includes a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) providing a first path from a source of an electrostatic charge to ground. The ESD protection circuit also includes an NPN bipolar transistor providing a second path from the source of the electrostatic charge to ground. The ESD protection circuit also includes a regulation component coupled in series to a base of the NPN bipolar transistor to provide an amount of resistance when the semiconductor device is off and to provide a reduced amount of resistance when the semiconductor device is on.
申请公布号
WO2010030968(A3)
申请公布日期
2010.06.10
申请号
WO2009US56785
申请日期
2009.09.14
申请人
ALTERA CORPORATION;GALLERANO, ANTONIO;WATT, JEFFREY, T.