CIRCUIT FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION FOR WIDE FREQUENCY RANGE MULTI-BAND INTERFACES
A circuit for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for wide frequency range multi-band interfaces. The interface may be split into a plurality of signal paths. Each signal path may include an ESD protection circuit configured to shunt an ESD current on each signal path to either ground or supply...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English French German |
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01.01.2020
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Summary: | A circuit for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for wide frequency range multi-band interfaces. The interface may be split into a plurality of signal paths. Each signal path may include an ESD protection circuit configured to shunt an ESD current on each signal path to either ground or supply voltage and a filter configured to block signals from other signal paths. The signal paths are connected to a common signal line such that the signals for the plurality of signal paths can be transported simultaneously. The plurality of signal paths may be a high frequency path and a low frequency path. The low frequency path may include an inductor connected in series and the high frequency path may include a capacitor or transformer connected in series. The ESD protection circuit on each signal path is placed behind the inductor, the capacitor or the transformer. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: EP20180180978 |