A semi-custom pad library

Author

Beller, W. ; Beunder, M. ; Dudek, V. ; Hoefflinger, B. ; Kernhof, J. ; Schau, M.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Microelectron. Stuttgart, Germany

fYear

1990

fDate

29 May-1 Jun 1990

Firstpage

456

Lastpage

460

Abstract

Describes the design of a pad library for a semi-custom array family. It discusses the requirements defined by the application environment of semi-custom arrays. These requirements are subsequently translated into components and their respective characteristics. Three types of pads are distinguished: (1) power pads; (2) input, output, bi-directional and tri-state pads; and (3) special pads. The design of the pad master and its respective personalizations are described, together with their physical characteristics. Measurements of important characteristics are described, including ESD measurements and hot-electron effects

Keywords

application specific integrated circuits; electrostatic discharge; logic CAD; logic arrays; ESD measurements; application environment; bidirectional pads; hot-electron effects; input pads; output pads; pad master; physical characteristics; power pads; semi-custom pad library; tri-state pads; Atherosclerosis; Bidirectional control; Centralized control; Circuit testing; Electronic equipment testing; Electrons; Electrostatic discharge; Libraries; Logic; Microelectronics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Euro ASIC '90

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2066-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EASIC.1990.207988

Filename

207988