Title :
Zener substrate triggering for CMOS ESD protection devices
Author :
Blecher, Y. ; Fried, R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Semicond., Herzlia, Israel
fDate :
10/24/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A low-voltage substrate triggering method for ESD protection structures in a standard CMOS digital process is presented. The principle is based on Zener avalanche to cause a local increase in substrate voltage
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; Zener diodes; electrostatic discharge; protection; CMOS ESD protection devices; LV substrate triggering method; Zener avalanche; Zener substrate triggering; standard CMOS digital process;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961358
