• DocumentCode
    2840176
  • Title

    New design concept of ESD protection circuits in SOI BiCDMOS LSI for automotive applications

  • Author

    Fuwa, Hiromasa ; Hayakawa, Kiyoharu

  • Author_Institution
    Toyota Motor Corp., Aichi, Japan
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    3-6 Oct. 2005
  • Firstpage
    116
  • Lastpage
    117
  • Abstract
    Using TLP tester and device simulation, we investigated the I-V characteristics of two devices and the behavior of the NPN in high current region. The NPN is suitable device for ESD protection circuits. Especially, collector to base space is an important design parameter. We achieved low holding voltage, low on-resistance and high failure current by optimizing collector to base space of the NPN. Therefore we propose the ESD protection using circuits that consists of the NPN automotive applications.
  • Keywords
    BiCMOS integrated circuits; automotive electronics; electrostatic discharge; integrated circuit design; large scale integration; silicon-on-insulator; I-V characteristics; NPN behavior; SOI BiCDMOS LSI; TLP tester; automotive applications; device simulation; electrostatic discharge protection circuits; high current region; Automotive applications; Circuits; Clamps; Current measurement; Electrostatic discharge; Large scale integration; Low voltage; Protection; Silicon; Transmission line measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    SOI Conference, 2005. Proceedings. 2005 IEEE International
  • ISSN
    1078-621X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9212-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SOI.2005.1563558
  • Filename
    1563558