2 X VDD-tolerant power-rail ESD clamp circuit with low standby leakage in 65-nm CMOS process

Chun Yu Lin*, Ming Dou Ker

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Abstract

With the consideration of low standby leakage in nanoscale CMOS processes, a new 2xVDD-tolerant ESD clamp circuit was presented in this paper. The new ESD clamp circuit had a high-voltage-tolerant ESD detection circuit to improve the turn-on efficiency of the silicon-controlled-rectifier-based (SCR-based) ESD device. This design had been successfully verified in a 65-nm CMOS process. The leakage current of this ESD clamp circuit under normal circuit operating condition was only ∼200 nA. Besides, this ESD clamp circuit can achieve 4.8-kV HBM ESD robustness. Therefore, this design was very suitable for mixed-voltage I/O interfaces in nanoscale CMOS processes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISCAS 2010 - 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Subtitle of host publicationNano-Bio Circuit Fabrics and Systems
Pages3417-3420
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems: Nano-Bio Circuit Fabrics and Systems, ISCAS 2010 - Paris, France
Duration: 2010 May 302010 Jun 2

Publication series

NameISCAS 2010 - 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems: Nano-Bio Circuit Fabrics and Systems

Other

Other2010 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems: Nano-Bio Circuit Fabrics and Systems, ISCAS 2010
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period2010/05/302010/06/02

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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