Title :
Bidirectional Diode-Triggered Silicon-Controlled Rectifiers for Low-Voltage ESD Protection
Author :
Liu, Wen ; Liou, Juin J. ; Yeh, Han-Chih ; Wang, Huei ; Li, You ; Yeo, Kiat Seng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EECS, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
A new bidirectional electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device is reported in this letter. It consists of a bidirectional silicon-controlled rectifier and diode strings. Such a structure can offer an effective ESD protection solution for low-voltage integrated circuits due to its small design window, small footprint, and high ESD robustness.
Keywords :
diodes; protection; rectifiers; ESD protection device; ESD protection solution; bidirectional diode-triggered silicon-controlled rectifiers; bidirectional electrostatic discharge; diode strings; low-voltage ESD protection; low-voltage integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; Capacitance; Electrostatic discharges; Equivalent circuits; Layout; Robustness; Thyristors; Bidirectional; diode string; electrostatic discharge (ESD); silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR);
Journal_Title :
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LED.2012.2210384
