DISCHARGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISCHARGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT
First Claim
1. A discharge protection circuit, comprising:
- a switch having a capacitive coupling between a gate and a drain of the switch, wherein the capacitive coupling facilitates a capacitively coupled current;
a gate network comprising at least the gate of the switch, a gate control element and a resistor connected to the gate and the gate control element; and
an electrostatic discharge rail that connects to a diode that is coupled to the gate and the resistor, wherein the capacitive coupling facilitates sinking of at least a part of an electrostatic discharge current via the gate network.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a method, a circuit and a system are disclosed. In an embodiment, a discharge protection circuit is disclosed. The discharge protection circuit includes a switch having a capacitive coupling between a gate and a drain of the switch, wherein the capacitive coupling facilitates a capacitively coupled current. The discharge protection circuit further includes a gate network including at least the gate of the switch, a gate control element and a resistor connected to the gate and the gate control element. In addition, the discharge protection circuit includes an electrostatic discharge rail that connects to a diode that is coupled to the gate and the resistor, wherein the capacitive coupling facilitates sinking of at least a part of an electrostatic discharge current via the gate network.
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20 Claims
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1. A discharge protection circuit, comprising:
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a switch having a capacitive coupling between a gate and a drain of the switch, wherein the capacitive coupling facilitates a capacitively coupled current; a gate network comprising at least the gate of the switch, a gate control element and a resistor connected to the gate and the gate control element; and an electrostatic discharge rail that connects to a diode that is coupled to the gate and the resistor, wherein the capacitive coupling facilitates sinking of at least a part of an electrostatic discharge current via the gate network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating a discharge protection circuit, comprising:
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producing a capacitively coupled current utilizing a capacitive coupling of a switch configured with the capacitive coupling between a gate and a drain of the switch, and sinking at least a part of an electrostatic discharge current via a gate network comprising at least the gate of the switch, a gate control element and a resistor connected to the gate and the gate control element, wherein the electrostatic discharge current is facilitated by an electrostatic discharge rail that connects to a diode coupled to the gate and the resistor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A discharge protection system, comprising:
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a circuit comprising a switch that includes at least one transistor, wherein the switch comprises a capacitive coupling between a gate and a drain of the at least one transistor, wherein the capacitive coupling facilitates a capacitively coupled current; a gate network comprising at least the gate of the at least one transistor, a gate control element and a resistor connected to the gate and the gate control element; and an electrostatic discharge rail that connects to at least one diode coupled to the gate and the resistor, wherein the capacitive coupling facilitates sinking of at least a part of an electrostatic discharge current via the gate network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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