CN1377085A - Electrostatic discharge protector - Google Patents
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The ivnention electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes a semiconductor-controlled rectifier and a non-volatile memory. The semiconductor-controlled rectifier includes an anode, a cathode and an anode grid. The anode and the cathode are connected to the first and the second circuit contact respectively. The non-volatile memory includes a suspended jointed grid electrode and a pair of source-drain electrodes. The source/drain electrodes are connected to the anode and cathode of the semiconductor-controlled rectifier respectively. The suspended jointed grid electrode stores a preset quantity of charge in order to lower the triggering voltage of the semiconductor-controlled rectifier.
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The invention relates to the protection using integrated circuit technology, particularly about a kind of ESD protection circuit, it is suitable for being applied in operating voltage and surpasses in the circuit of supply voltage range.
In the technical field of sub-micron CMOS, static discharge (electrostaticdischarge) effect is one of key factor of estimating good required consideration when bad of integrated circuit reliability.See also the 1st figure, the 1st figure is the profile that is formed on the semiconductor-based end for a known ESD protection circuit, and this ESD protection circuit is a side direction semiconductor controlled rectifier (Lateral Semiconductor Controlled Rectifier).Shown in the 1st figure, label 1 is represented a lsi core circuit (core circuit), under modes of circuit operation, by voltage source V
SSAnd V
DDRequired power supply is provided; Label 2 is represented a joint sheet (pad), and has a side direction semiconductor control rectifier 3 to be connected to joint sheet 2.Under the situation of static discharge, wish conducting by side direction semiconductor controlled rectifier 3, discharge the ESD stress at joint sheet 2 places, protection core circuit 1 avoids the destruction of static discharge.
See also the 1st figure again, a n type well region 11 is formed at at semiconductor-based the end 10.One p
+ Doped region 12 is formed in the n type well region 11, as the anode (anode electrode) of side direction semiconductor controlled rectifier 3; And a n
+Type doped region 13 is formed in the p type substrate 10, as the negative electrode (cathode electrode) of side direction semiconductor controlled rectifier 3.Moreover, p
+ Doped region 12 is via a n
+ Type contact zone 14 couples n type well region 11, n
+Type doped region 13 is via a p
+ Type contact zone 15 couples p N-type semiconductor N substrate 10.
So side direction semiconductor controlled rectifier 3 can be considered and includes two bipolar transistor T1 and T2.As shown in the figure, by p
+Type doped region 12, n type well region 11 and p N-type semiconductor N substrate 10 be construction pnp transistor T 1 emitter, base stage and collector electrode respectively, and n type well region 11, the substrate 10 of p N-type semiconductor N and n
+Type doped region 13 is collector electrode, base stage and the emitter of construction npn transistor T 2 respectively.And resistance R
WellAnd R
SubThen represent the spreading resistance (spreading resistance) of n type well region 11 and p N-type semiconductor N substrate 10 respectively.Shown in the 1st figure, n
+ Type contact zone 14 and p
+Type doped region 12 all is connected to joint sheet 2, and n
+Type doped region 13 and p
+ Type contact zone 15 all is connected to V
SS(when in the circuit normal running, V
SSBe generally earthing potential).
See also the 2nd figure, the 2nd figure is the I-V curve chart of the 1st figure side direction semiconductor controlled rectifier.Figure two is when electrostatic discharge event takes place, V
SSAnd V
DDPower supply not is floating as yet.Therefore, as with respect to V
SSWhen appearing at joint sheet 2 for positive ESD stress, n type well region 11 and p N-type semiconductor N substrate 10 indirect faces are because of avalanche breakdown (avalanchebreakdown), and (this trigger voltage and trigger current are respectively V to trigger side direction semiconductor control rectifier 3
TrigAnd I
Trig) conducting electric current release electrostatic discharge stress, be about sustaining voltage V and anode 12 and 13 current potentials of negative electrode are clamped to
h, make core circuit 1 avoid static discharge and destroy.As with respect to V
SSWhen appearing at joint sheet 2, then be forward bias voltage drop (forward bias), also can protect core circuit 1 to avoid the destruction of static discharge because of n type well region 11 and p N-type semiconductor N substrate 10 indirect faces for negative ESD stress.The I-V curve of this side direction semiconductor controlled rectifier 3 is promptly shown in the 2nd figure.And be approximately 30 to 50 volts (volt) with n type well region 11 and p N-type semiconductor N substrate 10 formed trigger voltages.
See also the 3rd figure and the 4th figure, the 3rd figure is the profile that the ESD protection circuit of known a kind of field oxide edge collapse (avalanche breakdown at field oxide edge) triggering is formed on the semiconductor-based end.The 4th figure is the profile that the ESD protection circuit of known another kind of grid auxiliary (gate-aided breakdown) triggering is formed on the semiconductor-based end.But just triggering 30 to 50 volts the time after all is too high really, and core circuit might just damage before the triggering on the throne, so improving one's methods of similar the 1st figure arranged.Shown in the 3rd figure, added a field oxide 20 among the 3rd figure and followed at the other n of field oxide 20
+Type collapse district 22, because field oxide can be implanted channel stop thing (channelstopper) for 20 times, so n
+The edge of type collapse district 22 and field oxide 20 can more early collapse, so trigger the side direction semiconductor controlled rectifier.Shown in the 4th figure, the 4th figure utilizes the source/drain electrode of MOS transistor 24 to have lower breakdown voltage to trigger the side direction semiconductor controlled rectifier ahead of time than adding a last MOS transistor 24 among the 1st figure.And the trigger voltage that the 3rd figure and the 4th figure can reach is approximately 15 to 20 volts.
Yet by said method as can be known, any a kind of structure under the environment of a kind of size and a kind of technology, just can only have a kind of performance.Therefore, the semiconductor controlled rectifier that is applicable to 5V output/input (input/output, I/O) just not necessarily is applicable to 12V output/input.Must redesign, test, just can obtain two kinds of semiconductor controlled rectifiers for two kinds of different demands so expend many costs.
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of ESD protection circuit that constitutes with non-voltile memory.Electric charge in the suitable adjustment non-voltile memory floating gate just can make semiconductor controlled rectifier produce different trigger voltages, so can utilization widely be arranged according to the demand of actual conditions.
According to above-mentioned purpose, the present invention can finish by a kind of ESD protection circuit.ESD protection circuit includes semiconductor control rectifier, and the anode of semiconductor controlled rectifier and negative electrode are connected to one first and one second circuit contact.ESD protection circuit also comprises a non-voltile memory (non-volatile memory); pair of source/the drain electrode of non-voltile memory is to be connected to the negative electrode of semiconductor controlled rectifier and anode grid; and the electric charge that has scheduled volume in the non-voltile memory floating gate is negative forward bias voltage drop one trigger voltage in order to reduce the semiconductor control rectifier.
Under modes of circuit operation; even if operating voltage surpasses the supply voltage range; after certain limit; non-voltile memory just can produce source/drain leakage (gate induceddrain leakage that grid cause; GIDL); this electric current can reduce the current potential of anode grid, and triggers semiconductor controlled rectifier, protects the normal running of core circuit.
Moreover the present invention also provides a kind of ESD protection circuit, can be implemented in the semiconductor substrate.ESD protection circuit includes a n type semiconductor layer; the n type semiconductor layer has one first contact zone; one p type semiconductor layer; be one with n N-type semiconductor N interlayer and connect face; and the p type semiconductor layer has one second contact zone; and a p type doped region, be arranged in the n type semiconductor layer, with first contact zone with being connected to one first circuit junction.ESD protection circuit also includes a non-voltile memory (non-volatile memory), is arranged in the p type semiconductor layer, includes a floating gate and pair of source/drain electrode.One of source/drain electrode person is connected in the n type semiconductor layer, and non-voltile memory is with the same second circuit contact that is connected in of another person and this second contact zone of source/drain electrode.Wherein, there is the electric charge of scheduled volume in the floating gate, to reduce the trigger voltage that the semiconductor control rectifier is negative forward bias voltage drop.
Once operating voltage surpasses the supply voltage range, after certain limit, source/drain leakage that grid cause just can begin to occur, can reduce the current potential of the n type semiconductor layer that meets the face place on the one hand, on the other hand, because source/drain leakage that grid cause fails to be convened for lack of a quorum through the p type semiconductor layer, so can draw high the current potential of the p type semiconductor layer that meets the face place.The both can trigger semiconductor controlled rectifier, protects the core circuit normal running.
The invention has the advantages that the electric charge in the non-voltile memory floating gate can control, so source/drain leakage that lock causes can be controlled just.So, can make ESD protection circuit of the present invention that utilization widely be arranged according to the demand of actual conditions as long as the electric charge in the floating gate of suitable adjustment non-voltile memory just can make semiconductor controlled rectifier produce different trigger voltages.
For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, a preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, be described in detail below:
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The 1st figure is the profile that a known ESD protection circuit is formed on the semiconductor-based end;
The 2nd figure is the I-V curve chart of the 1st figure side direction semiconductor controlled rectifier;
The 3rd figure is that known a kind of field oxide edge collapse (avalanche breakdown atfield oxide edge) triggers the profile that ESD protection circuit is formed on the semiconductor-based end;
The 4th figure is the profile that the ESD protection circuit of known another kind of grid auxiliary (gate-aided breakdown) triggering is formed on the semiconductor-based end;
The 5th figure is formed on the profile at the semiconductor-based end for ESD protection circuit of the present invention;
The 6th figure is the 5th figure equivalent circuit diagram;
The 7th figure is source/drain leakage flow diagram that grid cause;
The 8th figure is the I-V curve chart of the 5th figure;
The profile at the semiconductor-based end of the 9th figure when to be the present invention with minute grid formula internal memory implement.Symbol description:
28 ~ joint sheet; 29 ~ core circuit; 30 ~ ESD protection circuit; The substrate of 32 ~ p N-type semiconductor N; 34 ~ p
+The type contact zone; 36 ~ n type well region; 38 ~ n
+The type contact zone; 40 ~ p
+The type doped region; 42 ~ n
+The type doped region; 44 ~ floating gate; 50 ~ semiconductor controlled rectifier; 52 ~ non-voltile memory; 54 ~ the first source/drain electrodes; 70 ~ control gate.
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See also the 5th figure and the 6th figure, the 5th figure is formed on the profile at the semiconductor-based end for ESD protection circuit of the present invention, and the 6th figure is the 5th figure equivalent circuit diagram.The present invention provides a kind of with non-voltile memory formation ESD protection circuit.Label 29 is represented lsi core circuit (core circuit), when under modes of circuit operation, via voltage source V
SSAnd V
DDRequired power supply is provided.Label 28 is represented joint sheet (pad), and 30 of ESD protection circuits of the present invention are connected to joint sheet 28.When under electrostatic discharge event, can protect core circuit 29 to avoid static discharge and destroy.According to the present invention, ESD protection circuit 30 includes a side direction semiconductor controlled rectifier 50 and a non-voltile memory 52.
Shown in the 6th figure, side direction semiconductor controlled rectifier 50 can be considered as containing two bipolar transistor T3 and T4.p
+Type doped region 40, n
+Type doped region 42 and p N-type semiconductor N substrate 32 constitute emitter (emitter), base stage (base) and the collector electrode (collector) of pnp bipolar transistor T3 respectively, and n
+Type doped region 42, p N-type semiconductor N substrate 32 and n type well region 36 constitute collector electrode, base stage and the emitter of npn bipolar transistor T4 respectively.Resistance R
WellAnd R
SubRepresent n type well region 36 and p N-type semiconductor N substrate 32 spreading resistances (spread resistance) respectively.And the pair of source/drain electrode of non-voltile memory 52 is connected to pnp bipolar transistor T3 base stage and bipolar transistor T4 emitter, and non-voltile memory 52 base stages are connected in bipolar transistor T4 base stage.
See also the 7th figure, the 7th figure is source/drain leakage flow diagram that grid cause.In semiconductor subassembly physics (semiconductor device physics), the source/drain leakage (gate induced drain leakage) that has a known physical phenomenon to be referred to as grid to cause.Voltage reduction along with grid 60 above the p type substrate 62 below the grid can extend to source/drain electrode 64, has reduced the minimum range (minimumspace) of exhaustion region (deplete region) simultaneously.When the distance of exhaustion region is little to a certain degree the time, according to quantum-mechanical tunnel effect (tunneling effect), electronics (electron) or hole (hole) just have an opportunity to jump to p type substrate 62 or source/drain electrode 64 and the formation electric current.So, same reason, as long as the number of the electric charge in the floating gate 44 among control the 5th figure and the 6th figure, the grid that just can control non-voltile memory 52 cause the size of source/drain leakage.
As with respect to V
SSWhen appearing on the joint sheet 28 for positive ESD stress, electric current can be in regular turn via n
+ Type contact zone 38, n type well region 36, first source/drain electrode 54, the substrate 32 of p N-type semiconductor N and p
+ Type contact zone 34 and to V
SsWherein from first source/electric current of drain electrode 54 to p N-type semiconductor N substrates 32 is exactly source/drain leakage that grid cause.Along with the increase of ESD stress, when electric current arrived to a certain degree greatly, semiconductor controlled rectifier 50 just can be triggered, and so that ESD stress is discharged, avoided static discharge with protection core circuit 29 and destroyed.
See also the 8th figure, the 8th figure is the I-V curve chart of the 5th figure.As long as control the electric charge in non-voltile memory 52 floating gates 44, just can adjust the trigger voltage of semiconductor controlled rectifier 50, can make the electrostatic discharge protective circuit of different trigger voltages with identical circuit according to the demand on the circuit.Shown in the 8th figure, sequencing mode in the present invention is can be known fast erasable leaves electric charge in the floating gate 44 in, and the electron number in floating gate 44 is many more, and then to cause source/drain leakage to fail to be convened for lack of a quorum big more for grid, then semiconductor controlled rectifier 50 can more early be triggered, so trigger voltage can reduce.
See also the 9th figure, the profile at the semiconductor-based end of the 9th figure when to be the present invention with minute grid formula internal memory implement.Certainly, according to the principle of the invention, non-voltile memory 52 is not limited to pile grid formula internal memory, also can be for one fen grid formula (split gate) internal memory (memory cell), shown in the 9th figure.For the source that allows grid cause/drain leakage touches semiconductor controlled rectifier 50, so be to be connected in second circuit contact, just V near this minute grid formula internal memory control gate source/drain electrode of 70
SSAnd another source/drain electrode just can produce source/drain leakage that grid cause.
After having made ESD protection circuit of the present invention; as long as the chip in semiconductor process flow is selected in (wafer sorting) and the last test (final test); suitable to 52 sequencing of the non-voltile memory in the ESD protection circuit; the electric charge of scheduled volume is left in the floating gate 44; the size of the source/drain leakage that just can control gate causes, the trigger voltage of decision semiconductor controlled rectifier 50.So; if different circuit requirements is arranged; just can obtain different trigger voltages; for example; the ESD protection circuit that is used for output/input (input/output, I/O) of 5V can define trigger voltage about 10V, and the ESD protection circuit that is used for 12V output/input (input/output, I/O) then can define trigger voltage about 18V.Do not need extra design and experiment, saving cost very.
Compared to known ESD protection circuit; ESD protection circuit of the present invention needs only the electric charge in the suitable adjustment non-voltile memory floating gate; just can make semiconductor controlled rectifier produce different trigger voltages; can be according to the demand of actual conditions; make ESD protection circuit of the present invention that utilization widely be arranged, and can save extra design and experimental cost.
Though the present invention discloses as above with a preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; anyly know art technology person; do not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the invention; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection range of the present invention is when looking claim and being as the criterion in conjunction with specification and the accompanying drawing person of defining.
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1. ESD protection circuit comprises:
Semiconductor control rectifier include an anode, a negative electrode and an anode grid, and this anode and this negative electrode is to be connected to one first and one second circuit contact; And
One non-voltile memory (non-volatile memory), it includes a floating gate and pair of source/drain electrode, this is to be connected to the negative electrode of this semiconductor controlled rectifier and anode grid to source/drain electrode, and the electric charge that has scheduled volume in this floating gate is to reduce the trigger voltage that this semiconductor controlled rectifier is negative forward bias voltage drop.
2. ESD protection circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein this non-voltile memory is to be one fen grid formula (split gate) internal memory (memory cell).
3. as ESD protection circuit as described in the claim 2, wherein near this minute grid formula internal memory a source/drain electrode of control gate be to be connected in this second circuit contact.
4. ESD protection circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein this non-voltile memory is a pile grid formula (split gate) internal memory (memory cell).
5. ESD protection circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein this first circuit junction is to connect an integrated circuit joint sheet.
6. ESD protection circuit comprises:
One n type semiconductor layer, this n type semiconductor layer has one first contact zone;
One p type semiconductor layer is one with this n N-type semiconductor N interlayer and connects face, and this p type semiconductor layer has one second contact zone;
One p type doped region is arranged in this n type semiconductor layer, is connected to one first circuit junction together with this first contact zone; And
One non-voltile memory (non-volatile memory), be arranged in this p type semiconductor layer, it includes a floating gate and pair of source/drain electrode, one of this source/drain electrode person connects this n type semiconductor layer, and this non-voltile memory is with the same second circuit contact that is connected in of another person and this second contact zone of source/drain electrode, and have the electric charge of scheduled volume in this floating gate, to reduce the trigger voltage that this semiconductor controlled rectifier is negative forward bias voltage drop.
7. ESD protection circuit as claimed in claim 6, wherein this non-voltile memory includes a base stage, and this base stage is constituted with this p type semiconductor layer.
8. ESD protection circuit as claimed in claim 6, wherein this non-voltile memory is one fen grid formula (split gate) internal memory (memory cell).
9. as ESD protection circuit as described in the claim 8, wherein near this minute grid formula internal memory a source/drain electrode of control gate be connected in this second circuit contact.
10. ESD protection circuit as claimed in claim 6, wherein this non-voltile memory is a pile grid formula (split gate) internal memory (memory cell).
11. ESD protection circuit as claimed in claim 6, wherein this first circuit junction is to connect an integrated circuit joint sheet.
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