Silicon-on-insulator dynamic threshold ESD networks and active clamp circuitry

Author

Voldman, S. ; Hui, D. ; Young, D. ; Williams, R. ; Dreps, D. ; Howard, J. ; Sherony, M. ; Assaderaghi, F. ; Shahidi, G.

Author_Institution

Microelectron. Div., IBM Corp., Essex Junction, VT, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

26-28 Sept. 2000

Firstpage

29

Lastpage

40

Abstract

Active clamp circuits are key to minimize electrical overshoot and undershoot and minimize reflected signals and achieve performance objectives and reliability requirements in high performance CMOS circuits. This paper discusses for the first time the electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuits of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) active clamp networks, dynamic threshold MOSFET SOI ESD techniques and the synthesis of DTMOS concepts, ESD protection networks, and active clamp circuitry for high-pin-count high-performance semiconductor chips.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; MOSFET; active networks; electrostatic discharge; integrated circuit measurement; integrated circuit reliability; protection; silicon-on-insulator; CMOS circuits; DTMOS concept synthesis; ESD protection circuits; ESD protection networks; SOI active clamp networks; Si-SiO/sub 2/; active clamp circuitry; active clamp circuits; dynamic threshold MOSFET SOI ESD techniques; electrical overshoot minimization; electrical undershoot minimization; electrostatic discharge protection circuits; high-performance semiconductor chips; performance objectives; pin-count; reflected signal minimization; reliability requirements; silicon-on-insulator dynamic threshold ESD networks; CMOS technology; Clamps; Electrostatic discharge; MOSFET circuits; Power MOSFET; Power system protection; Research and development; Silicon on insulator technology; Switching circuits; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium Proceedings 2000

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-58537-018-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EOSESD.2000.890024

Filename

890024