• DocumentCode
    3565162
  • Title

    Gated and STI defined ESD diodes in advanced bulk FinFET technologies

  • Author

    Chen, S.-H. ; Linten, D. ; Lee, J.-W. ; Scholz, M. ; Hellings, G. ; Sibaja-Hernandez, A. ; Boschke, R. ; Song, M.-H. ; See, Y. ; Groeseneken, Guido ; Thean, A.

  • Author_Institution
    imec, Leuven, Belgium
  • fYear
    2014
  • Abstract
    In CMOS scaling roadmap, bulk FinFET is the mainstream technology for sub-20nm nodes. However, newly introduced process options in advanced bulk FinFET technologies can result in significant impacts on intrinsic ESD performance. In this work, two types of ESD protection diodes are studied and the corresponding TCAD simulations bring an in-depth understanding on the failure mechanism of these ESD diodes.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; MOSFET; electrostatic discharge; semiconductor diodes; technology CAD (electronics); CMOS scaling roadmap; ESD protection diodes; STI defined ESD diodes; TCAD simulations; bulk FinFET technology; failure mechanism; intrinsic ESD performance; Anodes; Cathodes; Electrostatic discharges; FinFETs; Layout; Logic gates; Silicides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2014 IEEE International
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.2014.7047089
  • Filename
    7047089