• DocumentCode
    1823279
  • Title

    A CDM robust 5V distributed ESD clamp network leveraging both active MOS and lateral NPN conduction

  • Author

    Ruth, Scott ; Stockinger, Michael ; Miller, James W. ; Whitney, Vincent ; Kearney, Mark ; Ngo, Sean

  • Author_Institution
    Freescale Semicond., Austin, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    11-16 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    9
  • Abstract
    In this work we present a hybrid 5V distributed ESD clamp network leveraging both active MOS and lateral NPN conduction in the rail clamp NMOS during CDM. The design is optimized by SPICE simulations and verified by CDM test data of an I/O test ring and a full product.
  • Keywords
    MOSFET; SPICE; electrostatic discharge; protection; semiconductor device models; CDM test data; I-O test ring; SPICE simulations; active MOS; clamp design methodology; distributed ESD clamp network; hybrid 5V distributed ESD clamp network; lateral NPN conduction; rail clamp NMOS; voltage 5 V; Clamps; Electrostatic discharge; Fingers; Layout; Logic gates; MOS devices; Semiconductor diodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium (EOS/ESD), 2011 33rd
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Electronic_ISBN
    Pending
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6045563