ESD-protection of integrated circuit
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorsSoren Norskov, Carsten Rasmussen
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Abstract
A chip assembly comprising a chip mounted on a support is disclosed. The chip assembly comprises at least one terminal and discharge means for discharging a charge accumulated on or transferred to the at least one terminal. The discharge means is connected to an RF common mode node for at least one circuit on the chip.
Claims31
A chip assembly comprising a chip mounted on a support, the chip assembly comprising at least one terminal and discharge means for discharging a charge accumulated on or transferred to the at least one terminal, wherein the discharge means is connected to a common mode node of at least one balanced circuit on the chip.
A method for protecting at least one balanced circuit on a chip against electrostatic discharge, wherein an electrostatic discharge means is provided between a common mode node of the at least one balanced circuit and at least one of a ground and voltage supply.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.