Resistor-triggered SCR device for ESD protection in high-speed I/O interface circuits

Chun Yu Lin*, Chun Yu Chen, M. Tabib-Azar

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Abstract

In this letter, an on-chip electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device was proposed for highspeed I/O interface circuits. A resistor-triggered siliconcontrolled rectifier device with improved performance was designed and investigated in a nanoscale CMOS process. As verified in a 0.18-μm CMOS process, the proposed design exhibits a lower clamping voltage and low enough overshoot voltage during ESD stress conditions, and lower parasitic capacitance and low enough leakage current during normal circuit operating conditions. Therefore, the proposed design is suitable for ESD protection of high-speed circuits in low-voltage CMOS processes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7907283
Pages (from-to)712-715
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Electron Device Letters
Volume38
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Jun

Keywords

  • Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
  • high-speed
  • silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR).

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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