• DocumentCode
    502601
  • Title

    Relations between system level ESD and (vf-)TLP

  • Author

    Smedes, T. ; van Zwol, J. ; de Raad, G. ; Brodbeck, T. ; Wolf, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Philips Semicond., Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    10-15 Sept. 2006
  • Firstpage
    136
  • Lastpage
    143
  • Abstract
    This paper shows that device robustness for system level ESD scales linearly with device width. Relations between system level failure voltages and TLP failure currents are established. Most compound structures follow the same relations. The exceptions have a different failure mechanism, which is shown to correlate with vf-TLP characterisation. The results enable predictive simulations for system level ESD robust designs.
  • Keywords
    electrostatic discharge; failure analysis; integrated circuit testing; semiconductor device testing; TLP failure currents; device robustness; failure mechanism; system level ESD; system level failure voltages; vf-TLP characterisation; Circuit testing; Diodes; Electrostatic discharge; Failure analysis; Predictive models; Protection; Robustness; Stress; System testing; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium, 2006. EOS/ESD '06.
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-5853-7115-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5256787