Dual SCR with low-and-constant parasitic capacitance for ESD protection in 5-GHz RF integrated circuits

Chun Yu Lin*, Ming Dou Ker

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Abstract

Silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) had been reported with good electrostatic discharge (ESD) robustness and low parasitic capacitance. In this work, SCR devices were investigated to have low and constant capacitance for on-chip ESD protection in RF ICs. The test devices had been verified in a 65-nm fully-silicided CMOS process. The SCR devices can pass 8-kV human-body-model (HBM) ESD tests, and the parasitic capacitance at 5 GHz kept at ∼135 fF with only 3-fF variation as the input voltage swung from VSS to VDD. Thus, the ESD protection design with SCR devices is very suitable for RF ESD applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICSICT-2010 - 2010 10th IEEE International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, Proceedings
Pages707-709
Number of pages3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 10th IEEE International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology - Shanghai, China
Duration: 2010 Nov 12010 Nov 4

Publication series

NameICSICT-2010 - 2010 10th IEEE International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, Proceedings

Other

Other2010 10th IEEE International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period2010/11/012010/11/04

Keywords

  • Electrostatic discharges (ESD)
  • Radio-frequency integrated circuit (RF IC)
  • Silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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