According to an exemplary embodiment, a power clamp for providing on-chip ESD and mistrigger event protection includes a clamping transistor coupled between a power bus and a ground. The power clamp further includes a number of inverter stages coupled in series, where a first inverter stage has an output coupled to the clamping transistor. The power clamp further includes a turn-off resistor coupled between the power bus and an input of the first inverter. The turn-off resistor is configured to cause the clamping transistor to automatically turn off after having been turned on. The turn-off resistor determines a period of time that the clamping transistor is turned on after an ESD or mistrigger event has occurred on the power bus. The power clamp further includes a timing circuit coupled to the inverter stages. The power clamp further includes a feedback transistor coupled between a second inverter stage and the power bus.
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