Patent 12009358 was granted and assigned to Robert Bosch AG on June, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A protective circuit against electrostatic discharges for connection pins of an application-specific integrated circuit. The protective circuit includes a first connection pin and a second connection pin, and the first connection pin and the second connection pin being connected to one another in a Y configuration. Moreover, an application-specific integrated circuit including a protective circuit of this type is provided.