Protective circuit against electrostatic discharges

A protective circuit configured to protect against electrostatic discharges for connection pins of an application-specific integrated circuit, the protective circuit comprising:

• a first connection pin;
• a second connection pin, wherein the first connection pin and the second connection pin are connected to one another in a Y configuration;
• a shared electronic protective structure configured to protect against positive stress for the first connection pin and for the second connection pin;
• and
• multiple electronic protective structures configured to protect against polarity reversal of the first connection pin and of the second connection pin,
• wherein the protective circuit includes a first N-type silicon controlled rectifier and a second N-type silicon controlled rectifier as the electronic protective structures configured to protect against polarity reversal, the first N-type silicon controlled rectifier being connected upstream from the first connection pin and the second N-type silicon controlled rectifier being connected upstream from the second connection pin.

An application-specific integrated circuit, comprising:

• a protective circuit protective circuit configured to protect against electrostatic discharges for connection pins of the application-specific integrated circuit, the protective circuit including:
• a first connection pin, and
• a second connection pin,
• wherein the first connection pin and the second connection pin are connected to one another in a Y configuration such that the first connection pin and the second connection pin are electrically connected to a shared central node of the protective circuit.