2nd Edition

Electrostatic Discharge Protection Advances and Applications

Edited By Juin J. Liou Copyright 2016
    320 Pages
    by CRC Press

    320 Pages 236 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is one of the most prevalent threats to electronic components. In an ESD event, a finite amount of charge is transferred from one object (i.e., human body) to another (i.e., microchip). This process can result in a very high current passing through the microchip within a very short period of time. Thus, more than 35 percent of single-event chip damages can be attributed to ESD events, and designing ESD structures to protect integrated circuits against the ESD stresses is a high priority in the semiconductor industry.

    Electrostatic Discharge Protection: Advances and Applications delivers timely coverage of component- and system-level ESD protection for semiconductor devices and integrated circuits. Bringing together contributions from internationally respected researchers and engineers with expertise in ESD design, optimization, modeling, simulation, and characterization, this book bridges the gap between theory and practice to offer valuable insight into the state of the art of ESD protection.

    Amply illustrated with tables, figures, and case studies, the text:

    • Instills a deeper understanding of ESD events and ESD protection design principles
    • Examines vital processes including Si CMOS, Si BCD, Si SOI, and GaN technologies
    • Addresses important aspects pertinent to the modeling and simulation of ESD protection solutions

    Electrostatic Discharge Protection: Advances and Applications provides a single source for cutting-edge information vital to the research and development of effective, robust ESD protection solutions for semiconductor devices and integrated circuits.

    Introduction to Electrostatic Discharge Protection
    Juin J. Liou
    Design of Component-Level On-Chip ESD Protection for Integrated Circuits
    Charvaka Duvvury
    ESD and EOS: Failure Mechanisms and Reliability
    Nathaniel Peachey and Kevin Mello
    ESD, EOS, and Latch-Up Test Methods and Associated Reliability Concerns
    Alan W. Righter
    Design of Power-Rail ESD Clamp Circuits with Gate-Leakage Consideration in Nanoscale CMOS Technology
    Ming-Dou Ker and Chih-Ting Yeh
    ESD Protection in Automotive Integrated Circuit Applications
    Javier A. Salcedo and Jean-Jacques Hajjar
    ESD Sensitivity of GaN-Based Electronic Devices
    Gaudenzio Meneghesso, Matteo Meneghini, and Enrico Zanoni
    ESD Protection Circuits Using NMOS Parasitic Bipolar Transistor
    Teruo Suzuki
    ESD Development in Foundry Processes
    Jim Vinson
    Compact Modeling of Semiconductor Devices for Electrostatic Discharge Protection Applications
    Zhenghao Gan and Waisum Wong
    Advanced TCAD Methods for System-Level ESD Design
    Vladislav A. Vashchenko and Andrei A. Shibkov
    ESD Protection of Failsafe and Voltage-Tolerant Signal Pins
    David L. Catlett, Jr., Roger A. Cline, and Ponnarith Pok
    ESD Design and Optimization in Advanced CMOS SOI Technology
    You Li

    Biography

    Juin J. Liou received his BS (honors), MS, and Ph.D in electrical engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, in 1982, 1983, and 1987, respectively. In 1987, he joined the University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, where he is now Pegasus distinguished professor, Lockheed Martin St. Laurent professor, and UCF-Analog Devices fellow. Highly decorated and widely published, Dr. Liou holds eight US patents (with five more pending) and several honorary professorships. He is a fellow of IEEE, IET, and Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, and a distinguished lecturer in the IEEE Electron Device Society and National Science Council.

    "… very timely, as the contributors are the experts within their respective fields and industries. … covers important applications of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuits like automotive integrated circuits, GaN-based electronics, and advanced foundry processes. I strongly recommend this book to circuit designers and failure and analysis engineers."
    —Kin-Leong Pey, Professor and Associate Provost, Singapore University of Technology and Design

    "An excellent team of experienced authors who have written and presented extensively on ESD protection of silicon chips, including tutorials and short courses at various conferences, are sure to come up with an outstanding book, both to serve as an introduction to those new in the field and to provide timely updates to those already working in it."
    —Dimitris E. Ioannou, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

    "... enters into details about component-level protection, and this is a merit of the book because several books investigate solutions at the system level, but very few do so at the component level. ... a valuable resource to industrial designers of components based on complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology and electronic equipment, as well as to development engineers. It will be of interest to managers and designers of consumer electronics and to researchers in electronics."
    —Spartaco Caniggia, Signal Integrity (SI) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Consultant

    "Edited by Dr. Juin J. Liou in collaboration with Krzysztof Iniewski and 20 other editors, Electrostatic Discharge Protection: Advances and Applications brings together a team of experienced and well-respected researchers and engineers from around the world, representing universities and semiconductor industries, with expertise in electrostatic discharge (ESD). This book truly represents the hall of fame of ESD. This book is an A-to-Z complete guide for the ASIC ESD designer; it includes charts, tables, test procedures, and standards, making it a must-have for every ESD designer."
    IEEE Microwave Magazine, August 2016