TW359023B - Device for improvement of static discharge protection in ICs - Google Patents

Device for improvement of static discharge protection in ICs

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TW359023B
TW359023B TW085104741A TW85104741A TW359023B TW 359023 B TW359023 B TW 359023B TW 085104741 A TW085104741 A TW 085104741A TW 85104741 A TW85104741 A TW 85104741A TW 359023 B TW359023 B TW 359023B
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static discharge
discharge protection
ics
improvement
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TW085104741A
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Shi-Tron Lin
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Winbond Electronics Corp
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Priority to TW085104741A priority Critical patent/TW359023B/zh
Priority to US08/677,109 priority patent/US5869870A/en
Priority to US09/198,876 priority patent/US6025631A/en
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Publication of TW359023B publication Critical patent/TW359023B/zh

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TW085104741A 1996-04-20 1996-04-20 Device for improvement of static discharge protection in ICs TW359023B (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
TW085104741A TW359023B (en) 1996-04-20 1996-04-20 Device for improvement of static discharge protection in ICs
US08/677,109 US5869870A (en) 1996-04-20 1996-07-09 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protective device for integrated circuit packages with no-connect pins
US09/198,876 US6025631A (en) 1996-04-20 1998-11-24 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protective device for integrated circuit packages with no-connect pins

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TW085104741A TW359023B (en) 1996-04-20 1996-04-20 Device for improvement of static discharge protection in ICs

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