Cantor Colburn LLP
Apparatus and method for improved triggering and leakage current control of ESD clamping devices
An apparatus for protecting an integrated circuit from an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event includes a multiple stage triggering network configured between a pair of power rails, and a power clamp coupled to the multiple stage triggering network, the power clamp configured to discharge current from the ESD event. The multiple stage triggering network has a first control path and a second control path configured to individually control activation of the power clamp.
International Business Machines Corporation
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Junjun Robert J. Christopher S. Souvick
Li Gauthier, Jr. Putnam Mitra