Title :
A transient power supply ESD clamp with CMOS thyristor delay element
Author :
Sarbishaei, H. ; Semenov, O. ; Sachdev, M.
Author_Institution :
Waterloo Univ., Waterloo
Abstract :
A novel clamp is presented that uses a CMOS thyristor to turn on the clamp at the ESD event. This clamp is immune to false triggering and power supply noise. Furthermore, the instability of clamps is analyzed and the new clamp is shown to have immunity to oscillation.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; electrostatic discharge; power supplies to apparatus; thyristors; CMOS thyristor delay element; false triggering; oscillation immunity; power supply noise; transient power supply ESD clamp; CMOS technology; Circuits; Clamps; Delay; Electrostatic discharge; MOSFETs; Power supplies; Protection; Semiconductor diodes; Thyristors;
Conference_Titel :
29th Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium, 2007. EOS/ESD
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-58537-136-5
DOI :
10.1109/EOSESD.2007.4401778
