Novel and robust silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) based devices for on-chip ESD protection

    Authors

    J. A. Salcedo; J. J. Liou;J. C. Bernier

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    IEEE Electron Device Lett.

    Keywords

    electrostatic discharge (ESD); on-chip protection; silicon-controlled; rectifier (SCR); VOLTAGE; LVTSCR; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

    Abstract

    Silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs) are frequently used to, build on-chip electrostatic discharge (ESD), protection structures, but SCRs are not sufficiently robust to meet a wide range of ESD requirements in various integrated circuits. In this paper, a novel and robust SCR-based device called the HHLVTSCR is presented. It is demonstrated that HHLVTSCR can exhibit various characteristics useful for ESD solutions. An example is also included to illustrate how HHVLTSCRs can be used to provide ESD protection to a practical application.

    Journal Title

    Ieee Electron Device Letters

    Volume

    25

    Issue/Number

    9

    Publication Date

    1-1-2004

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    658

    Last Page

    660

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000223577600023

    ISSN

    0741-3106

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