Patent ID: 9093977
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: H01L,H02H,H03H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A filter, comprising: a conductive path coupling an input node of the filter to an output node of the filter; a first electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit coupled to the conductive path and comprising a first inductor and a first capacitor, wherein the first inductor and the first capacitor are configured in parallel between the input node and ground; and two or more inductor-capacitor (LC) series components coupled to the conductive path and connected between the conductive path and the ground, wherein the two or more LC series components respectively comprise an inductor coupled in series with a capacitor, and wherein the two or more LC series components are coupled to the conductive path at two or more additional nodes, respectively, without an inductor arranged along the conductive path between a neighboring pair of the two or more additional nodes.