Microelectronics, Volume. 53, Issue 5, 827(2023)

A Novel Power-Rail ESD Clamp Circuit with a Small Capacitance

LI Yingnan, CHENG Jianbing, ZHANG Xiaojun, WU Jiaxu, and SUN Yang
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    Received: Jan. 12, 2023

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    Published Online: Jan. 3, 2024

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    DOI:10.13911/j.cnki.1004-3365.230018

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