• DocumentCode
    3036186
  • Title

    Unexpected failure during HBM ESD stress in nanometer-scale nLDMOS-SCR devices

  • Author

    Chen, S.-H. ; Thijs, S. ; Griffoni, A. ; Linten, D. ; De Keersgieter, A. ; Groeseneken, G.

  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5-7 Dec. 2011
  • Abstract
    Unexpected gate oxide failure has been observed during HBM ESD stress on high-voltage tolerant nLDMOS-SCR devices in standard low-voltage CMOS technology. TCAD simulations show that this early gate-oxide failure is due to high current injection originating from the additional discharge current of the inherent HBM board capacitance.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; MOS-controlled thyristors; electrostatic discharge; failure analysis; semiconductor device models; semiconductor device reliability; stress analysis; HBM ESD stress; HBM board capacitance; TCAD simulations; current injection; discharge current; high-voltage tolerant nLDMOS-SCR devices; human body model; nanometer-scale nLDMOS-SCR devices; standard low-voltage CMOS technology; unexpected gate oxide failure; Anodes; Current density; Electric potential; Electrostatic discharges; Logic gates; Silicon; Stress;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2011 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • ISSN
    0163-1918
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0506-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0163-1918
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.2011.6131501
  • Filename
    6131501