ESD-induced gate oxide breakdown is studied in high-speed receiver circuits. A novel biasing circuit increases the breakdown voltage by modulating the potential of the input transistor's source during ESD. The effectiveness of dual-diode and DTSCR protection of high-speed receiver circuits is examined under various bias conditions.
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Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS), 2010 IEEE International
Date of Conference: 2-6 May 2010