MULTI-FINGER CURRENT BALLASTING ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND INTERLEAVED BALLASTING FOR ESD-SENSITIVE CIRCUITS - Patent 1299932

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EP 1 299 932 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	09.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/15

(21)	Application number: 01948390.8

(22)	Date of filing: 15.06.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H02H 9/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0119/213

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0109/7358 (20.12.2001 Gazette 2001/51)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

15.06.2000 US 211735 P
28.06.2000 US 214513 P
19.01.2001 US 263005 P
28.02.2001 US 272159 P
14.03.2001 US 275563 P
04.04.2001 US 281552 P
17.04.2001 US 284356 P
14.06.2001 US 881422

(71)	Applicant: Sarnoff Europe BVBA
	8470 Gistel (BE)

(72)	Inventors:
	VERHAEGE, Koen, Gerard, Maria B-8470 Gistel (BE) MERGENS, Markus, Paul, Josef 54317 Osburg (DE) RUSS, Cornelius, Christian Princeton, NJ 08540 (US) ARMER, John Middlesex, NJ 08846 (US) JOSWIAK, Phillip, Czeslaw Plainsboro, NJ 08536 (US)

(74)	Representative: Pratt, Richard Wilson
	D. Young & Co,21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	MULTI-FINGER CURRENT BALLASTING ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND INTERLEAVED BALLASTING FOR ESD-SENSITIVE CIRCUITS