ESD : circuits and devices

415 Pages·2006·4.004 MB·English

by  Steven H. Voldman

ESD
Circuits and Devices
Steven H. Voldman
Vermont, USA

ESD

ESD
Circuits and Devices
Steven H. Voldman
Vermont, USA
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Contents
About the Author xvii
Preface xix
Acknowledgments xxv
Chapter 1 Electrostatic Discharge 1
1.1 Electricity and Electrostatics Discharge 1
1.1.1 Electricity and Electrostatics 1
1.1.2 Electrostatic Discharge 2
1.1.3 Key ESD Patents, Inventions, and Innovations 4
1.1.4 Table of ESD Defect Mechanisms 8
1.2 Fundamental Concepts of ESD Design 13
1.2.1 Concepts of ESD Design 13
1.2.2 Device Response to External Events 14
1.2.3 Alternate Current Loops 14
1.2.4 Switches 15
1.2.5 Decoupling of Current Paths 15
1.2.6 Decoupling of Feedback Loops 16
1.2.7 Decoupling of Power Rails 16
1.2.8 Local and Global Distribution 16
1.2.9 Usage of Parasitic Elements 16
1.2.10 Buffering 17
1.2.11 Ballasting 17
1.2.12 Unused Sections of a Semiconductor Device,
Circuit or Chip Function 18
1.2.13 Impedance Matching Between Floating and Non-Floating Networks 18
1.2.14 Unconnected Structures 18
1.2.15 Utilization of Dummy Structures and Dummy Circuits 18
1.2.16 Non-Scalable Source Events 18
1.2.17 Area Efficiency 18
1.3 Time Constants 19
1.3.1 Characteristic Times 19
1.3.2 Electrostatic and Magnetostatic Time Constants 19
1.3.2.1 Charge Relaxation Time 19