摘要:
A circuit and method for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. The ESD protection circuit includes: a silicon control rectifier (SCR) connected between a first voltage rail and a second voltage rail; one or more diodes connected in series in a forward conduction direction between the first voltage rail and a source of a p-channel field effect transistor (PFET); a drain of the PFET connected to the SCR and connected to ground through a current trigger device; and a control circuit connected to the gate of the PFET.
摘要:
A circuit and method for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. The ESD protection circuit includes: a silicon control rectifier (SCR) connected between a first voltage rail and a second voltage rail; one or more diodes connected in series in a forward conduction direction between the first voltage rail and a source of a p-channel field effect transistor (PFET); a drain of the PFET connected to the SCR and connected to ground through a current trigger device; and a control circuit connected to the gate of the PFET.
摘要:
Silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR), methods of manufacture and design structures are disclosed herein. The method includes forming a common P-well on a buried insulator layer of a silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer. The method further includes forming a plurality of silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR) in the P-well such that N+ diffusion cathodes of each of the plurality of SCRs are coupled together by the common P-well.
摘要:
A low leakage, low capacitance diode based triggered electrostatic discharge (ESD) silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR), methods of manufacture and design structure are provided. The method includes providing a silicon film on an insulator layer. The method further includes forming isolation regions which extend from an upper side of the silicon layer to the insulator layer. The method further includes forming one or more diodes in the silicon layer, including a p+ region and an n+ region formed in a well bordered by the isolation regions. The isolation regions isolate the one or more diodes in a vertical direction and the insulator layer isolates the one or more diodes from an underlying P or N type substrate, in a horizontal direction.
摘要:
Silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR), methods of manufacture and design structures are disclosed herein. The method includes forming a common P-well on a buried insulator layer of a silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer. The method further includes forming a plurality of silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR) in the P-well such that N+ diffusion cathodes of each of the plurality of SCRs are coupled together by the common P-well.
摘要:
A robust ESD protection circuit, method and design structure for tolerant and failsafe designs are disclosed. A circuit includes a middle junction control circuit that turns off a top NFET of a stacked NFET electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit during an ESD event.
摘要:
Device structures and design structures for a silicon controlled rectifier, as well as methods for fabricating a silicon controlled rectifier. The device structure includes first and second layers of different materials disposed on a top surface of a device region containing first and second p-n junctions of the silicon controlled rectifier. The first layer is laterally positioned on the top surface in vertical alignment with the first p-n junction. The second layer is laterally positioned on the top surface of the device region in vertical alignment with the second p-n junction. The material comprising the second layer has a higher electrical resistivity than the material comprising the first layer.
摘要:
A vertical NPNP structure fabricated using a triple well CMOS process, as well as methods of making the vertical NPNP structure, methods of providing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, and design structures for a BiCMOS integrated circuit. The vertical NPNP structure may be used to provide on-chip protection to an input/output (I/O) pad from negative-voltage ESD events. A vertical PNPN structure may be also used to protect the same I/O pad from positive-voltage ESD events.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a second metal line embedded in a second dielectric layer overlies a first metal line embedded in a first dielectric layer. A portion of the second dielectric layer overlying the first metal line is recessed employing a photoresist and the second metal line as an etch mask. A doped semiconductor spacer is formed within the recess to provide a resistive link between the first metal line and the second metal line. In another embodiment, a first metal line and a second metal line are embedded in a dielectric layer. An area of the dielectric layer laterally abutting the first and second metal lines is recessed employing a photoresist and the first and second metal lines as an etch mask. A doped semiconductor spacer is formed on sidewalls of the first and second metal lines, providing a resistive link between the first and second metal lines.
摘要:
Device and design structures for memory cells in a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM). The device structure includes a semiconductor body in direct contact with the insulating layer, a control gate electrode, and a floating gate electrode in direct contact with the insulating layer. The semiconductor body includes a source, a drain, and a channel between the source and the drain. The floating gate electrode is juxtaposed with the channel of the semiconductor body and is disposed between the control gate electrode and the insulating layer. A first dielectric layer is disposed between the channel of the semiconductor body and the floating gate electrode. A second dielectric layer is disposed between the control gate electrode and the floating gate electrode.