TY - JOUR
T1 - Native-NMOS-triggered SCR (NANSCR) for ESD protection in 0.13-μm CMOS integrated circuits
AU - Ker, Ming-Dou
AU - Hsu, Kuo Chun
PY - 2004/4
Y1 - 2004/4
N2 - A novel native-NMOS-triggered SCR (NANSCR) is proposed for efficient ESD protection design in a 0.13-μm CMOS process. As compared with the traditional LVTSCR, the trigger voltage, turn-on resistance, turn-on speed, and COM ESD level of NANSCR have been greatly improved to protect the ultra-thin gate oxide against ESD stresses. The proposed NANSCR can be designed for the input, output, and power-rail ESD protection circuits without latchup danger in a 0.13-μm CMOS process with VDD of 1.2 V. A new whole-chip ESD protection scheme realized with the NANSCR devices has been also demonstrated with the consideration of pin-to-pin ESD zapping.
AB - A novel native-NMOS-triggered SCR (NANSCR) is proposed for efficient ESD protection design in a 0.13-μm CMOS process. As compared with the traditional LVTSCR, the trigger voltage, turn-on resistance, turn-on speed, and COM ESD level of NANSCR have been greatly improved to protect the ultra-thin gate oxide against ESD stresses. The proposed NANSCR can be designed for the input, output, and power-rail ESD protection circuits without latchup danger in a 0.13-μm CMOS process with VDD of 1.2 V. A new whole-chip ESD protection scheme realized with the NANSCR devices has been also demonstrated with the consideration of pin-to-pin ESD zapping.
KW - CDM
KW - ESD
KW - ESD protection circuit
KW - HBM
KW - Latchup
KW - SCR
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=3042520513&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/RELPHY.2004.1315356
DO - 10.1109/RELPHY.2004.1315356
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:27844508760
SN - 1541-7026
VL - 2004-January
SP - 381
EP - 386
JO - IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium Proceedings
JF - IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium Proceedings
IS - January
M1 - 1315356
T2 - 2004 IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium Proceedings, 42nd Annual
Y2 - 25 April 2004 through 29 April 2004
ER -