Samsung electronics co., ltd. (20240259008). SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
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SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240259008 titled 'SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
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a semiconductor device is provided. the semiconductor device includes: a first power pad; a second power pad; a signal pad; a clamping circuit connected between the first power pad and the second power pad; a driving circuit connected to the signal pad and including a pull-up circuit and a pull-down circuit; and a first gate-off circuit connected to the pull-down circuit. the first gate-off circuit is configured to connect a gate of the pull-down circuit and a source of the pull-down circuit to each other during an electrostatic discharge (esd) event in which a high voltage is applied to the signal pad, and control a current generated by the high voltage to flow to the clamping circuit.