• DocumentCode
    503080
  • 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
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2003
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    10
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5272043