Patent ID: 11923764
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. The circuit of claim 1, wherein:
the ESD circuit has a third ESD output coupled to the driver control input;
the driver circuit has a third driver input coupled to the third ESD output, the driver circuit including:
a first transistor having first and second current terminals and a first control terminal, the first current terminal coupled to the first voltage terminal, and the first control terminal coupled to the third driver input;
a second transistor having third and fourth current terminals and a second control terminal, the third current terminal coupled to the second current terminal, the fourth current terminal coupled to the driver output, and the second control terminal coupled to the first driver input; and
a third transistor having fifth and sixth current terminals and a third control terminal, the fifth current terminal coupled to the fourth current terminal and to the driver output, the sixth current terminal coupled to the second voltage terminal, and the third control terminal coupled to the second driver input.