Electrostatic discharge circuit for multi-voltage rail thin-gate output driver

    公开(公告)号:US11689014B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-27

    申请号:US17357239

    申请日:2021-06-24

    CPC classification number: H02H9/02 H01L27/0255 H01L27/0292

    Abstract: An ESD protection circuit in an interface circuit has a first diode coupled between a first power source of an integrated circuit device and an input/output pad of the integrated circuit device, a second diode coupled between a second power source of the integrated circuit device and the input/output pad, and a resistive element that couples the second diode to the first diode and to the input/output pad. The first power source supplies a driver circuit coupled to the input/output pad. The second power source supplies one or more core circuits of the integrated circuit device. The resistive element may be implemented as an interconnect configured to provide a resistance that produces a voltage differential between a terminal of the second diode and a corresponding terminal of the first diode during an electrostatic discharge event.

    Circuit device aging assessment and compensation

    公开(公告)号:US11637553B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US17804383

    申请日:2022-05-27

    Abstract: An aspect relates to an apparatus including a set of one or more receivers; a first replica circuit being a substantial replica of at least a portion of one of the set of one or more receivers; a first control circuit generates an output signal selectively coupled to an input of the first replica circuit; a second replica circuit being a substantial replica of at least a portion of one of the set of one or more receivers; a comparator including a first input coupled to a first output of the first replica circuit, a second input coupled to a second output of the second replica circuit, and an output; and a second control circuit including an input coupled to the output of the comparator, and an output coupled to the first replica circuit and to the set of one or more receivers.

    Circuit device aging assessment and compensation

    公开(公告)号:US11381238B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US17339195

    申请日:2021-06-04

    Abstract: An apparatus including a set of one or more receivers; a first replica circuit being a substantial replica of at least a portion of one of the set of one or more receivers; a first control circuit generates an output signal selectively coupled to an input of the first replica circuit; a second replica circuit being a substantial replica of at least a portion of one of the set of one or more receivers; a comparator including a first input coupled to a first output of the first replica circuit, a second input coupled to a second output of the second replica circuit, and an output; and a second control circuit including an input coupled to the output of the comparator, and an output coupled to the first replica circuit and to the set of one or more receivers.

    System and Methods for improving Page Decode Performance During Reading of System Information on a Multi-SIM Wireless Communication Device
    9.
    发明申请
    System and Methods for improving Page Decode Performance During Reading of System Information on a Multi-SIM Wireless Communication Device 有权
    在多SIM无线通信设备读取系统信息时改进页面解码性能的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150057046A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-26

    申请号:US14505037

    申请日:2014-10-02

    Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for enabling improved performance for page decodes on a SIM of a multi-SIM wireless communication device in which a shared radio frequency (RF) resource is used to read system information for a different SIM. After determining that a first SIM is using the shared RF resource to decode SIBs, the wireless device may receive information about an upcoming page decode time for monitoring a paging channel associated with the second SIM. The wireless device may obtain system information block (SIB) scheduling information associated with the first SIM, and may create a RF resource release gap during the system information read period based on the SIB scheduling information and the upcoming page decode time. Control of the RF resource may be released from the modem stack associated within the first SIM, and gained by a modem stack associated with the second SIM during the RF resource release gap.

    Abstract translation: 公开了方法和装置,用于使多SIM卡无线通信装置的SIM上的页解码性能得到改善,其中使用共享射频(RF)资源来读取不同SIM的系统信息。 在确定第一SIM卡正在使用共享RF资源来解码SIB之后,无线设备可以接收关于即将到来的页面解码时间的信息,用于监视与第二SIM卡相关联的寻呼信道。 无线设备可以获得与第一SIM相关联的系统信息块(SIB)调度信息,并且可以在系统信息读取周期期间基于SIB调度信息和即将到来的页面解码时间来创建RF资源释放间隙。 RF资源的控制可以从在第一SIM中相关联的调制解调器栈释放,并且在RF资源释放间隙期间由与第二SIM相关联的调制解调器栈获得。

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