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    • 4. 发明授权
    • Method and apparatus for providing electrostatic discharge protection
    • 提供静电放电保护的方法和装置
    • US06256184B1
    • 2001-07-03
    • US09334088
    • 1999-06-16
    • Robert J. Gauthier Jr.Edward J. NowakSteven H. VoldmanRichard Q. Williams
    • Robert J. Gauthier Jr.Edward J. NowakSteven H. VoldmanRichard Q. Williams
    • H02H322
    • H01L27/0251H01L27/0266
    • An ESD protection method and apparatus are provided for an IC chip having an I/O pad and I/O circuitry coupled to the I/O pad. A low threshold voltage FET is coupled to the I/O pad in parallel with the I/O circuitry for protecting the IC chip from an ESD event on the I/O pad. The FET also is coupled to a first voltage terminal of the I/O circuitry for providing a shunting path for the ESD event, thereby effectuating the protecting of the IC chip from the ESD event on the I/O pad. A first control circuit is coupled to a gate of the FET for maintaining the gate at a voltage level below a threshold voltage of the FET, thereby maintaining the FET in an off state during normal operation of the IC chip. Preferably a second control circuit is coupled between the FET and the first voltage terminal and operates in conjunction with the first control circuit for maintaining the FET in an off state during normal operation of the IC chip. The first control circuit preferably comprises a short circuit between the gate of the FET and the first voltage terminal, an inverter coupled between the gate of the FET and a second voltage terminal or a negative bias generator coupled to the gate of the FET. The second control circuit preferably comprises a short circuit between the FET and the first voltage terminal or a diode coupled between the FET and the first voltage terminal.
    • 为具有耦合到I / O焊盘的I / O焊盘和I / O电路的IC芯片提供ESD保护方法和装置。 低阈值电压FET与I / O电路并联耦合到I / O焊盘,以保护IC芯片免受I / O焊盘上的ESD事件。 FET还耦合到I / O电路的第一电压端子,用于为ESD事件提供分流路径,从而实现IC芯片免受I / O焊盘上的ESD事件的保护。 第一控制电路耦合到FET的栅极,用于将栅极保持在低于FET阈值电压的电压电平,从而在IC芯片正常工作期间保持FET处于截止状态。 优选地,第二控制电路耦合在FET和第一电压端子之间,并且与第一控制电路一起操作,以在IC芯片的正常操作期间将FET保持在截止状态。 第一控制电路优选地包括在FET的栅极和第一电压端子之间的短路,耦合在FET的栅极和耦合到FET的栅极的第二电压端子或负偏压发生器之间的反相器。 第二控制电路优选地包括FET和第一电压端子之间的短路或耦合在FET和第一电压端子之间的二极管。