PROTECTION CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A protection circuit comprising:
- a signal line electrically connected to an integrated circuit;
a first diode provided between the signal line and a first power supply line;
a second diode provided in parallel to the first diode; and
a third diode provided between the first power supply line and a second power supply line,wherein the first diode is formed by diode-connecting a transistor, andwherein the second diode is having a PIN junction or a PN junction.
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Abstract
It is an object to provide a protection circuit and a semiconductor device to which a countermeasure against ESD is applied. The protection circuit includes a signal line electrically connected to an integrated circuit; a first diode provided between the signal line and a first power supply line; a second diode provided in parallel to the first diode; and a third diode provided between the first power supply line and a second power supply line. The first diode is a diode formed by diode-connecting a transistor, and the second diode is a diode having a PIN junction or a PN junction. The protection circuit is particularly effective when applied to a semiconductor device manufactured using a thin film transistor.
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18 Claims
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1. A protection circuit comprising:
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a signal line electrically connected to an integrated circuit; a first diode provided between the signal line and a first power supply line; a second diode provided in parallel to the first diode; and a third diode provided between the first power supply line and a second power supply line, wherein the first diode is formed by diode-connecting a transistor, and wherein the second diode is having a PIN junction or a PN junction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A protection circuit comprising:
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a signal line electrically connected to an integrated circuit; a thin film transistor provided between the signal line and a first power supply line; a first diode provided in parallel to the thin film transistor; and a second diode provided between the first power supply line and a second power supply line, wherein one of source and drain regions of the thin film transistor is connected to the signal line, the other one of the source and drain regions is connected to the first power supply line, and a gate of the thin film transistor is connected to one of the source and drain regions, and wherein the first diode is having a PIN junction or a PN junction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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