Bidirectional Devices for Automotive-Grade Electrostatic Discharge Applications

    Authors

    J. A. Salcedo; J. J. Hajjar; S. Malobabic;J. J. Liou

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    IEEE Electron Device Lett.

    Keywords

    Electrostatic discharge (ESD); DESIGN; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

    Abstract

    High bidirectional holding-voltage clamps are introduced for applications operating in harsh environments. The clamps' terminals are formed with complementary doped 3-D "T" pattern and island active regions. Transmission-line-pulsed current in the ranges of +/- 0.15 and +/- 0.39 mA/mu m(2) is demonstrated for +/- 40- and +/- 25-V holding-voltage clamps, respectively. The high bidirectional holding voltage is optimized without increasing spacing between the terminals of the devices, achieving a compact clamp architecture successfully codesigned with advanced transceiver circuits.

    Journal Title

    Ieee Electron Device Letters

    Volume

    33

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-2012

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    860

    Last Page

    862

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000305835000040

    ISSN

    0741-3106

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