A Study on the novel Nano ESD Protection Circuit with High Speed and Low Voltage

새로운 구조의 나노소자기반 고속/저전압 ESD 보호회로에 대한 연구

  • Lee, Jo-Woon (Department of Electronic engineering Seokyeong University) ;
  • Yuk, Seung-Bum (Department of Electronic engineering Seokyeong University) ;
  • Koo, Yong-Seo (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Kui-Dong (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) ;
  • Kwon, Jong-Ki (Department of Electronic engineering Seokyeong University)
  • Published : 2006.06.21

Abstract

A novel Triple-Well P-type Triggered Silicon Controlled Rectifier (TWPTSCR) for on-chip ESD protection implemented with a triple-well CMOS technology is presented. Unlike conventional SCR devices, the proposed TWPTSCR offers a reduced triggering voltage level as well as the enhanced ESD performance of the SCR devices. From the experimental results, the TWPTSCR with a device width of 20um has the triggering voltage of 1.1V.

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