Novel and robust silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) based devices for on-chip ESD protection
Salcedo, J.A.
Liou, J.J.
Bernier, J.C.
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA;
This paper appears in: Electron Device Letters, IEEE
Publication Date: Sept. 2004
Volume: 25,
Issue: 9
On page(s): 658- 660
ISSN: 0741-3106
INSPEC Accession Number: 8085511
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/LED.2004.834736
Current Version Published: 2004-08-30
Abstract
Silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs) are frequently used to build on-chip electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection structures, but SCRs are not sufficiently robust to meet a wide range of ESD requirements in various integrated circuits. In this paper, a novel and robust SCR-based device called the HHLVTSCR is presented. It is demonstrated that HHLVTSCR can exhibit various characteristics useful for ESD solutions. An example is also included to illustrate how HHVLTSCRs can be used to provide ESD protection to a practical application.
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