{"title":"Design Optimization of High Voltage NPN ESD Protection Device in 130nm Power SOI Technology","authors":"Raunak Kumar, J. Zeng, K. Hwang, R. Gauthier","doi":"10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468844","url":null,"abstract":"A HV NPN ESD devices is evaluated in a 130nm Power SOI technology. Current flow and temperature distribution under ESD stress is investigated by TCAD and a new device architecture without STI is proposed. Non-uniform triggering issue is also investigated. Segment type layout design shows uniform triggering of multi-finger devices.","PeriodicalId":174954,"journal":{"name":"2020 International EOS/ESD Symposium on Design and System (IEDS)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127350867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental investigation of ESD protection for a 22-nm FD-SOI process","authors":"Xiaotian Chen, Yize Wang, Yuan Wang","doi":"10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468869","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468869","url":null,"abstract":"To study the electrostatic discharge (ESD) characteristics of the full-depleted silicon-on-isolation (FD-SOI) device, some ESD structures are fabricated in a 22-nm FD-SOI process. The DC and TLP experimental testing have been fulfilled and investigated.","PeriodicalId":174954,"journal":{"name":"2020 International EOS/ESD Symposium on Design and System (IEDS)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128287352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoyun Li, Lihui Wang, Guangyi Lu, Xin Gao, Mei Li
{"title":"A Novel Area-Efficient ESD Power Clamp with Enhanced Noise Immunity","authors":"Xiaoyun Li, Lihui Wang, Guangyi Lu, Xin Gao, Mei Li","doi":"10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468856","url":null,"abstract":"A novel area-efficient ESD power clamp with enhanced noise immunity is proposed. This design can extend on-time of big MOSFET and reuse shutoff NMOS transistor to reduce detection circuit's area. The 29% reduction of detection circuit's area is achieved. The verification is done under an advanced FinFET process.","PeriodicalId":174954,"journal":{"name":"2020 International EOS/ESD Symposium on Design and System (IEDS)","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130936202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Prantik Mahajan, Raunak Kumar, R. Gauthier, K. Hwang
{"title":"Optimization of GGNMOS Devices for High-Voltage ESD Protection in BCDLite Technology","authors":"Prantik Mahajan, Raunak Kumar, R. Gauthier, K. Hwang","doi":"10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468827","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468827","url":null,"abstract":"Design optimization of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) GGNMOS for high-voltage applications in low-cost BCDLite technology is reported. Clamp performance optimization through body PWELL engineering and device design techniques are investigated. A comparative analysis between two distinct device architectures (different Poly-LOCOS overlap) showing 100ns TLP measurement and TCAD simulation results is presented.","PeriodicalId":174954,"journal":{"name":"2020 International EOS/ESD Symposium on Design and System (IEDS)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124105587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design and Optimization of Diode Triggered Silicon Controlled Rectifier in FinFET Technology","authors":"M. Miao, You Li, Wei Liang, R. Gauthier","doi":"10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468824","url":null,"abstract":"Diode trigger SCR (DTSCR) structure is introduced in FinFET technology for low voltage circuit ESD protection. The current direction is chosen to flow vertically down through the fins to make full use of the bulk silicon region. Further optimization of DTSCR is investigated to improve layout efficiency.","PeriodicalId":174954,"journal":{"name":"2020 International EOS/ESD Symposium on Design and System (IEDS)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128836603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DDSCR Device Structure Fabricated on 0.5 µm CMOS Process","authors":"Xiangliang Jin, Yang Wang","doi":"10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468852","url":null,"abstract":"Dual Direction Silicon Controlled Rectifier(DDSCR) are primarily used for ESD protection in high voltage environments. According to the results of the device test, the trigger voltage and the sustain voltage of the DDSCR are 17.62V and 9.54V, respectively. Finally, by changing the important dimensions of the DDSCR, the ESD characteristics of the device can be significantly improved.","PeriodicalId":174954,"journal":{"name":"2020 International EOS/ESD Symposium on Design and System (IEDS)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122427438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Verification of an Equivalent Circuit Model for LDMOS-SCR Based on 0.5 µm CMOS Process","authors":"Zeyu Zhong, Xiangliang Jin","doi":"10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468862","url":null,"abstract":"Based on a LDMOS-SCR designed and manufactured in 0.5µm CMOS process, a SCR equivalent circuit model for ESD protection is applied and verified. Simulation results show a high consistency with the TLP 1-V curve. It contributes to the simulation methodology of SCR devices for ESD protection.","PeriodicalId":174954,"journal":{"name":"2020 International EOS/ESD Symposium on Design and System (IEDS)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122444701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Zeng, Raunak Kumar, T. Tsai, Sevashanmugam Marimuthu, R. Gauthier
{"title":"Optimization of NPN ESD Protection Device for Improved Failure Current","authors":"J. Zeng, Raunak Kumar, T. Tsai, Sevashanmugam Marimuthu, R. Gauthier","doi":"10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468822","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a high voltage NPN based ESD protection device with a designed PBL under collector region. Experiment on silicon shows it achieves 2.7X failure current improvement compared to structure without PBL. It has a flexible feature of tunable trigger voltage and holding voltage without It2 degradation.","PeriodicalId":174954,"journal":{"name":"2020 International EOS/ESD Symposium on Design and System (IEDS)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116161323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"General Chair Letter","authors":"","doi":"10.23919/ieds48938.2021.9468857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ieds48938.2021.9468857","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":174954,"journal":{"name":"2020 International EOS/ESD Symposium on Design and System (IEDS)","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126313064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ESD Diode Devices Simulation and Analysis in a FinFET Technology","authors":"Yunhao Li, Yize Wang, Yuan Wang","doi":"10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/IEDS48938.2021.9468834","url":null,"abstract":"As CMOS scales down to FinFET technology, the performance of ESD devices degenerates seriously. In this work, two types of ESD protection diodes, Gated Diode and STI Diode, are investigatedin 14nm FinFET technology. The corresponding 3D TCAD simulation helps to understand the working mechanism for the above two diodes.","PeriodicalId":174954,"journal":{"name":"2020 International EOS/ESD Symposium on Design and System (IEDS)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127478353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}