Patent ID: 7221549

Claim:
A device for protecting an electronic circuit against electrostatic discharges, the device comprising: a connection terminal capable of being linked to one terminal of said electronic circuit, first and second tracks capable of being coupled respectively to first and second terminals of an electrical power source, wherein the first track has a higher electrical potential than the second track, a first diode having a cathode linked to the first track and an anode linked to the connection terminal, and a second diode having a cathode linked to the connection terminal and an anode linked to the second track, wherein the first and second diodes are associated with a surface of a substrate, the connection terminal and the first and second tracks are carried by said substrate, the connection terminal is located above at least part of one or more of the first and second diodes with respect to the substrate in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, and at least part of each of the first and second tracks is located between at least one of the first and second diodes and the connection terminal.