Invention Grant
- Patent Title: ESD protection circuitry with multi-finger SCRS
- Patent Title (中): 具有多指SCRS的ESD保护电路
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Application No.: US12269860Application Date: 2008-11-12
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Publication No.: US08379354B2Publication Date: 2013-02-19
- Inventor: Ming-Dou Ker , Chun-Yu Lin , Chang-Tzu Wang
- Applicant: Ming-Dou Ker , Chun-Yu Lin , Chang-Tzu Wang
- Applicant Address: TW Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.,National Chiao-Tung University
- Current Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.,National Chiao-Tung University
- Current Assignee Address: TW Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu TW Hsinchu
- Agent Winston Hsu; Scott Margo
- Main IPC: H02H9/00
- IPC: H02H9/00

Abstract:
Self-triggered Multi-finger SCRs used in ESD protection circuitry capable of turning on all SCR fingers of the multi-finger SCRs include a first source, a second source, N SCR units, (N−1) diodes, and N resistors. Each of the N SCR units includes a first node, a second node coupled to the second source, and a trigger node. An nth diode of the (N−1) diodes is coupled between a first node of an nth SCR unit and a trigger node of an (n+1)th SCR unit. An nth resistor is coupled between the first node of the nth SCR unit and the first source, wherein n and N are integers. The (N−1) diodes can be replaced by directly coupled the first node of the nth SCR unit to the trigger node of the (n+1)th SCR unit when a trigger pulse is applied at the trigger node of a first SCR unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100118454A1 ESD PROTECTION CIRCUITRY WITH MULTI-FINGER SCRS Public/Granted day:2010-05-13
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