• DocumentCode
    2784320
  • Title

    Mixed Device-Circuit Solution for ESD Protection of High-Voltage Fast pins

  • Author

    Vashchenko, V.A. ; Olson, N. ; Farrenkopf, D. ; Kuznetsov, V. ; Hopper, P. ; Rosenbaum, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Semicond. Corp., Santa Clara, CA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    15-19 April 2007
  • Firstpage
    602
  • Lastpage
    603
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a new solution for ESD protection of high-voltage, high-speed pins in power analog circuits, such as switching voltage regulators. The particular implementation consists of a LDMOS-SCR ESD device with the triggering characteristics controlled by an active circuit. Experimental validation of this new approach is provided
  • Keywords
    electrostatic discharge; power integrated circuits; thyristors; ESD protection; LDMOS-SCR ESD device; high-voltage fast pins; power analog circuits; Active circuits; Clamps; Electrodes; Electrostatic discharge; Force control; Low voltage; Pins; Protection; Regulators; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Reliability physics symposium, 2007. proceedings. 45th annual. ieee international
  • Conference_Location
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0919-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0919-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RELPHY.2007.369971
  • Filename
    4227712