DocumentCode
827727
Title
ESD performance evaluation of field oxide lateral NPN transistors
Author
Nikolaidis, T.
Author_Institution
SGS-Thomson Microelectron., Crolles, France
Volume
32
Issue
8
fYear
1996
fDate
4/11/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
769
Lastpage
770
Abstract
The author analyses the ESD performance of two field oxide lateral NPN devices fabricated with classical or specific process steps over-doped p-well (ODPW). It is shown that ODPW devices lead to a higher ESD performance owing to a lower heat dissipation during stress
Keywords
bipolar transistors; electric breakdown; electrostatic discharge; protection; semiconductor device models; thermal analysis; ESD performance evaluation; ODPW devices; field oxide lateral NPN transistors; heat dissipation reduction; over-doped p-well process;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19960541
Filename
491082
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