• DocumentCode
    2368780
  • Title

    A transient power supply ESD clamp with CMOS thyristor delay element

  • Author

    Sarbishaei, H. ; Semenov, O. ; Sachdev, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Waterloo Univ., Waterloo
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    16-21 Sept. 2007
  • Abstract
    A novel clamp is presented that uses a CMOS thyristor to turn on the clamp at the ESD event. This clamp is immune to false triggering and power supply noise. Furthermore, the instability of clamps is analyzed and the new clamp is shown to have immunity to oscillation.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; electrostatic discharge; power supplies to apparatus; thyristors; CMOS thyristor delay element; false triggering; oscillation immunity; power supply noise; transient power supply ESD clamp; CMOS technology; Circuits; Clamps; Delay; Electrostatic discharge; MOSFETs; Power supplies; Protection; Semiconductor diodes; Thyristors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    29th Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium, 2007. EOS/ESD
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-58537-136-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EOSESD.2007.4401778
  • Filename
    4401778
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2368780