AU2002231262A1 - A switched electrostatic discharge ring for integrated circuits with multiple power inputs - Google Patents

A switched electrostatic discharge ring for integrated circuits with multiple power inputs

Info

Publication number: AU2002231262A1
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: integrated circuits; electrostatic discharge; multiple power; power inputs; discharge ring
Prior art date: 2000-12-21
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Abandoned

Application number

AU2002231262A

Inventor

Patrick J. Landy

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Intersil Americas LLC

Original Assignee

Intersil Americas LLC

Intersil Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2000-12-21

Filing date

2001-12-20

Publication date

2002-07-01

2001-12-20 Application filed by Intersil Americas LLC, Intersil Inc filed Critical Intersil Americas LLC

2002-07-01 Publication of AU2002231262A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002231262A1/en

Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H10D89/00—Aspects of integrated devices not covered by groups H10D84/00 - H10D88/00
- H10D89/60—Integrated devices comprising arrangements for electrical or thermal protection, e.g. protection circuits against electrostatic discharge [ESD]
- H10D89/601—Integrated devices comprising arrangements for electrical or thermal protection, e.g. protection circuits against electrostatic discharge [ESD] for devices having insulated gate electrodes, e.g. for IGFETs or IGBTs

AU2002231262A 2000-12-21 2001-12-20 A switched electrostatic discharge ring for integrated circuits with multiple power inputs Abandoned AU2002231262A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US09/746,736		2000-12-21
US09/746,736 US6580591B2 (en)	2000-12-21	2000-12-21	Switched electrostatic discharge ring for integrated circuits with multiple power inputs
PCT/US2001/050318 WO2002050909A2 (en)	2000-12-21	2001-12-20	A switched electrostatic discharge ring for integrated circuits with multiple power inputs

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU2002231262A1 true AU2002231262A1 (en)	2002-07-01

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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AU2002231262A Abandoned AU2002231262A1 (en)	2000-12-21	2001-12-20	A switched electrostatic discharge ring for integrated circuits with multiple power inputs

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US6580591B2 (en)
AU (1)	AU2002231262A1 (en)
TW (1)	TW530404B (en)
WO (1)	WO2002050909A2 (en)

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2000
- 2000-12-21 US US09/746,736 patent/US6580591B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
2001
- 2001-12-03 TW TW090129834A patent/TW530404B/en active
- 2001-12-20 AU AU2002231262A patent/AU2002231262A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-12-20 WO PCT/US2001/050318 patent/WO2002050909A2/en not_active Ceased

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WO2002050909A2 (en)	2002-06-27

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