Abstract: An ESD protection circuit has a driver transistor with a drain that is coupled to an I/O pad of an IC device and a source that is coupled to a first rail of a power supply in the IC device, and a diode that couples the I/O pad to the first rail and that is configured to be reverse-biased when a rated voltage is applied to the I/O pad. The rated voltage lies within a nominal operating range for voltage levels defined for the input/output pad. The ESD protection circuit has a gate pull transistor that couples a gate of the driver transistor to the I/O pad or the first rail. The gate pull transistor may be configured to present a high impedance path between the gate of the driver transistor and the I/O pad or the first rail when the rated voltage is applied to the I/O pad.

Abstract: An ESD protection circuit has a driver transistor with a drain that is coupled to an I/O pad of an IC device and a source that is coupled to a first rail of a power supply in the IC device, and a diode that couples the I/O pad to the first rail and that is configured to be reverse-biased when a rated voltage is applied to the I/O pad. The rated voltage lies within a nominal operating range for voltage levels defined for the input/output pad. The ESD protection circuit has a gate pull transistor that couples a gate of the driver transistor to the I/O pad or the first rail. The gate pull transistor may be configured to present a high impedance path between the gate of the driver transistor and the I/O pad or the first rail when the rated voltage is applied to the I/O pad.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a level-shifting circuit. The level-shifting circuit generally includes a first pull-up path having at least one first diode and at least one first transistor, and a second pull-up path having at least one second diode and at least one second transistor. The level-shifting circuit may also include a first pull-down path having a third transistor and a fourth transistor, wherein the fourth transistor is coupled between the third transistor and the first diode; a second pull-down path having a fifth transistor and a sixth transistor, wherein the sixth transistor is coupled between the fifth transistor and the second diode; and an overvoltage protection circuit coupled to gates of the fourth transistor and the sixth transistor.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a sheet like member is provided. The apparatus is typically used to surround the sidewalls of a multiplicity of articles stacked upon the bed of a flatbed trailer to assist in preventing pieces from falling off the articles onto the highway. The sheet member dispensing apparatus may include a frame with a pair of arms in pivotal engagement therewith. The pair of arms would typically include a pair of rollers, the rollers having a sheet like material entrained thereupon. The pair of arms may be pivoted to the use position and the flexible material dispensed from the roller. When a sufficient amount of material is dispensed from the roller, it is cut and then the ends are tied off to substantially enclose the sidewalls of the stacked articles.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a sheet like member. The apparatus is typically used to surround the sidewalls of a multiplicity of articles stacked upon the bed of a flatbed trailer to assist in preventing pieces from falling off the articles onto the highway. The sheet member dispensing apparatus may include a frame with a pair of arms in pivotal engagement therewith. The pair of arms would typically include a pair of rollers, the rollers having a sheet like material entrained thereupon. The pair of arms may be pivoted to the use position and the flexible material dispensed from the roller. When a sufficient amount of material is dispensed from the roller, it is cut and then the ends are tied off to substantially enclose the sidewalls of the stacked articles.