Title :
An Improved Compact Model of Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR) for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Applications
Author :
Lou, Lifang ; Liou, Juin J.
Author_Institution :
Texas Instrum., Dallas, TX
Abstract :
This paper describes the development of a SPICE equivalent-circuit model of the silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection applications. The framework developed includes the equivalent circuit, models for the various components imbedded in the SCR, and model parameters´ extraction. The new model is implemented into the industry standard Cadence SPICE and is verified against transmission line pulsing measured data.
Keywords :
SPICE; electrostatic discharge; elemental semiconductors; equivalent circuits; semiconductor device models; silicon; thyristors; Cadence SPICE; SPICE equivalent-circuit model; Si; compact model; electrostatic discharge application; electrostatic discharge protection; silicon-controlled rectifier; Data mining; Distributed parameter circuits; Electrostatic discharge; Electrostatic measurements; Equivalent circuits; Measurement standards; Protection; Rectifiers; SPICE; Thyristors; Compact modeling; electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection; human body model; silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR);
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TED.2008.2006739
