Patents by Inventor Wilson Kan

Wilson Kan 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).

  • Patent number: 6008970
    Abstract: Circuitry is provided which increases the efficiency of electrostatic discharge (ESD) power supply clamping circuitry to sink larger currents during an ESD event on a power supply node. Voltage clamp circuits capable of providing ESD protection to a supply node are described. The voltage clamp circuits include a discharge transistor which is controlled by a control circuit during an ESD event. The control circuit operates in response to a voltage provided on the protected supply node. One embodiment provides a P-channel MOS transistor and a control circuit which drives the gate of the transistor. Another embodiment provides an N-channel MOS transistor and a control circuit which drives the gate of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Maloney, Wilson Kan