Patents by Inventor Rick Smoak

Rick Smoak 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).

  • Electrostatic protection systems and methods
    Patent number: 7405446
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide improved electrostatic protection for electrical circuits. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an electrostatic protection device includes: a drain region formed in a substrate; a gate separated from the substrate by a gate oxide; and an isolation region formed in the substrate, the isolation region being adapted to isolate the gate oxide from a DC voltage coupled to the drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Moshe Agam, Rick Smoak, Mayank Gupta
  • Electrostatic protection systems and methods
    Publication number: 20070090460
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide improved electrostatic protection for electrical circuits. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an electrostatic protection device includes: a drain region formed in a substrate; a gate separated from the substrate by a gate oxide; and an isolation region formed in the substrate, the isolation region being adapted to isolate the gate oxide from a DC voltage coupled to the drain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Moshe Agam, Rick Smoak, Mayank Gupta