Patents by Inventor Luis F. Giles

Luis F. Giles 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).

  • Area-efficient and robust electrostatic discharge circuit
    Patent number: 10332871
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus which comprises: a pad; a first transistor coupled in series with a second transistor and coupled to the pad; and a self-biasing circuit to bias the first transistor such that the first transistor is to be weakly biased during an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event. Described is also an apparatus which comprises: a first transistor; and a first local ballast resistor formed of a trench contact (TCN) layer, the first local ballast resistor having a first terminal coupled to either the drain or source terminal of the first transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Cornelius Russ, Giuseppe Curello, Tomasz Biedrzycki, Franz Kuttner, Luis F. Giles, Bernhard Stein
  • AREA-EFFICIENT AND ROBUST ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20170271322
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus which comprises: a pad; a first transistor coupled in series with a second transistor and coupled to the pad; and a self-biasing circuit to bias the first transistor such that the first transistor is to be weakly biased during an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event. Described is also an apparatus which comprises: a first transistor; and a first local ballast resistor formed of a trench contact (TCN) layer, the first local ballast resistor having a first terminal coupled to either the drain or source terminal of the first transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Christian Cornelius Russ, Giuseppe Curello, Tomasz Biedrzycki, Franz Kuttner, Luis F. Giles, Bernhard Stein