TY - GEN
T1 - Optimization of PMOS-triggered SCR devices for on-chip ESD protection in a 0.18-μm CMOS technology
AU - Chen, Shin Hung
AU - Ker, Ming-Dou
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - PMOS-triggered SCR devices with initial-on function have been proposed to achieve an efficient ESD protection in deep-submicron CMOS technology. The channel length of the embedded PMOS transistor in the PMOS-triggered SCR device dominates the trigger mechanism to govern the trigger voltage, holding voltage, tumed-on resistance, second breakdown current, turn-on efficiency, and ESD robustness of the PMOS-triggered SCR device. The channel lengths of the embedded PMOS transistors in the PMOS-triggered SCR devices should be optimized to achieve the most efficient ESD protection design in deep-submicron or nanoscale CMOS technology.
AB - PMOS-triggered SCR devices with initial-on function have been proposed to achieve an efficient ESD protection in deep-submicron CMOS technology. The channel length of the embedded PMOS transistor in the PMOS-triggered SCR device dominates the trigger mechanism to govern the trigger voltage, holding voltage, tumed-on resistance, second breakdown current, turn-on efficiency, and ESD robustness of the PMOS-triggered SCR device. The channel lengths of the embedded PMOS transistors in the PMOS-triggered SCR devices should be optimized to achieve the most efficient ESD protection design in deep-submicron or nanoscale CMOS technology.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=39749190739&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IPFA.2007.4378093
DO - 10.1109/IPFA.2007.4378093
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:39749190739
SN - 1424410142
SN - 9781424410149
T3 - Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits, IPFA
SP - 245
EP - 248
BT - Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits, IPFA 2007
T2 - 2007 14th International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits
Y2 - 11 July 2007 through 13 July 2007
ER -