Title :
Boosted and distributed rail clamp networks for ESD protection in advanced CMOS technologies
Author :
Stockinger, Michael ; Miller, James W. ; Khazhinsky, Michael G. ; Torres, Cynthia A. ; Weldon, James C. ; Preble, Bryan D. ; Bayer, Martin J. ; Akers, Matthew ; Kamat, Vishnu G.
Author_Institution :
Motorola, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
A new, area efficient, boosted and distributed active MOSFET rail clamp network for I/O pad ESD protection is presented. In addition, a compact new rail clamp trigger circuit with high resistance to false triggering is introduced.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; MOSFET; electrostatic discharge; power supply circuits; protection; trigger circuits; ESD protection; advanced CMOS technologies; boosted rail clamp networks; distributed rail clamp networks; power supply pad cell; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Clamps; Electrostatic discharge; MOS devices; MOSFET circuits; Power supplies; Protection; Rails; Trigger circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium, 2003. EOS/ESD '03.
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5853-7057-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-5853-7057-3
