• DocumentCode
    2426513
  • Title

    ESD circuit simulation for the prevention of ESD failures - application to products in a 0.18 μm CMOS technology

  • Author

    Wolf, Heinrich ; Gieser, Horst

  • Author_Institution
    Fraunhofer-Inst. Zuverlassigkeit und Mikrointegration, Munich, Germany
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    162
  • Lastpage
    169
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the ESD circuit simulation of MOS transistors processed in a 0.18 μm CMOS technology. The extended model simulates the breakdown between the external base and the emitter diffusion as well as the forward bias condition. The applied parameter extraction methodology also comprises device simulation. Including the transient behavior the model is verified by means of test circuits. Moreover, this approach simulates "real world" failures of product circuits.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; MOSFET; circuit simulation; electric breakdown; electrostatic discharge; failure analysis; integrated circuit modelling; 0.18 micron; CMOS technology; ESD circuit simulation; ESD failure; MOS transistor; electric breakdown; parameter extraction; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Coupling circuits; Electric breakdown; Electrostatic discharge; MOSFETs; Parameter extraction; Semiconductor device modeling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Reliability Physics Symposium Proceedings, 2002. 40th Annual
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7352-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RELPHY.2002.996630
  • Filename
    996630