Title
Analysis Of Current Aggregation In Gate-Control Dual Direction Silicon Controlled Rectifier
Abstract
The current aggregation mechanism created by the gate structure is proposed for electrostatic discharging (ESD). Through device simulation, the size-expanded gate structure in gate-control dual-direction silicon controlled rectifier (GC-DDSCR) is found to aggregate the surface parasitic current path and the main SCR current path. The SCR current path is consequently twisted and extended to increase the holding voltage (V-h). Two GC-DDSCRs are fabricated in a 0.5 mu m CMOS technology and tested by transmission line pulse (TLP). The V-h increases from 13.84V to 16.44V as the gate size expands from 2.5 mu m to 4.5 mu m. The mechanism of current aggregation is verified.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1587/elex.18.20210214
IEICE ELECTRONICS EXPRESS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
silicon controlled rectifier, electroStatic discharge, CMOS technology
Journal
18
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
13
1349-2543
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Zeyu Zhong100.34
Yang Wang200.68
Xiangliang Jin301.35
Yan Peng422.39
Jun Luo500.34
Jun Yang600.34