Patents by Inventor George S. Ontko

George S. Ontko has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ESD protected FAMOS transistor
    Patent number: 5243490
    Abstract: A FAMOS memory bit (40) is protected from voltage spike caused by an electrostatic discharge or otherwise by an ESD protection circuit (12). Responsive to a voltage spike on V.sub.pp, the ESD protection circuit (12) couples the drain of the FAMOS memory bit (40) to V.sub.cc or another high capacitance node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: George S. Ontko, David D. Wilmoth