JP4491558B2 - パワーダウン動作モードを備えた電源供給ラインのシリコン制御整流静電放電保護デバイス - Google Patents
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- 集積回路の電源供給ライン(1050)を保護するための静電放電(ESD)保護デバイス(100)であって、
第1の電源供給ライン(10501)および第2の電源供給ライン(10502)間に結合する第1のシリコン制御整流器(SCR)(1002)と、
前記第1のSCRと逆並列に前記第1および第2の電源供給ライン間に結合する第2のSCR(10022)と、
前記第1の電源供給ラインおよび前記第1のSCRの第1のトリガーゲート(10081)に結合する第1のトリガーデバイス(10201)と、
前記第2の電源供給ラインおよび前記第2のSCRの第1のトリガーゲート(10082)に結合する第2のトリガーデバイス(10202)と
を備える、ESD保護デバイス。 - 前記第1および第2のトリガーデバイスの各々が、前記第1および第2のSCRの第1のトリガーゲートにそれぞれ結合されたソース(10281)と前記第1および第2の電源供給ラインにそれぞれ結合するドレイン(10261)とを有するNMOSトランジスタを備える、請求項1に記載のESD保護デバイス。
- 前記第1および第2のトリガーデバイスの少なくとも一方がそれぞれ少なくとも1つのトリガーダイオード(1202)を備え、前記第1のトリガーデバイスの前記少なくとも1つのトリガーダイオードが前記第1の電源供給ラインから前記第1のSCRの第1のトリガーゲートへの順方向導通方向に結合するものであり、前記第2のトリガーデバイスの前記少なくとも1つのトリガーダイオードが前記第2の電源供給ラインから前記第2のSCRの第1のトリガーゲートへの順方向導通方向に結合するものである、請求項1に記載のESD保護デバイス。
- 前記第1の電源供給ラインから前記第1のSCRのアノードへの順方向導通方向に結合する少なくとも1つの第1の保持電圧ダイオード(10401)と、
前記第2の電源供給ラインから前記第2のSCRのアノードへの順方向導通方向に結合する少なくとも1つの第2の保持電圧ダイオード(10402)と
をさらに備える、請求項1に記載のESD保護デバイス。 - 集積回路の電源供給ライン(1050)を保護するための静電放電(ESD)保護デバイス(1100)であって、
第1の電源供給ライン(10501)および第2の電源供給ライン(10502)間に結合する第1のシリコン制御整流器(SCR)(10021)と、
前記第1のSCRと逆並列に前記第1および第2の電源供給ライン間に結合される第2のSCR(10022)と、
前記第1および第2の電源供給ライン間に結合するトリガーデバイス(1020)であり、第1および第2のSCRの第1のトリガーゲート(1008)の各々に結合されたバルク端子(1024)を有する前記トリガーデバイスと
を備える、ESD保護デバイス。 - 前記トリガーデバイスがNMOSトランジスタを備え、前記NMOSトランジスタが、
第2の電源供給ラインに結合するソース(1028)と、
第1の電源供給ラインに結合するドレイン(1026)と、
アースに結合するゲート(1022)と
を備える、請求項5に記載のESD保護デバイス。 - 前記第1の電源供給ラインから前記第1のSCRのアノードへの順方向導通方向に結合する少なくとも1つの第1の保持電圧ダイオード(10401)と、
前記第2の電源供給ラインから前記第2のSCRのアノードへの順方向導通方向に結合する少なくとも1つの第2の保持電圧ダイオード(10402)と
をさらに備える、請求項5に記載のESD保護デバイス。 - 集積回路の電源供給ライン(1050)を保護するための静電放電(ESD)保護デバイス(1300)であって、
第1の電源供給ライン(10501)および第2の電源供給ライン(10502)間に結合する第1のシリコン制御整流器(SCR)(10021)と、
前記第1のSCRと逆並列に前記第1および第2の電源供給ライン間に結合される第2のSCR(10022)と、
前記第1の電源供給ラインに結合し、前記第1のSCRの第2のトリガーゲート(10101)に結合される第1のトリガーデバイス(13021)と、
前記第2の電源供給ラインに結合し、前記第2のSCRの第2のトリガーゲート(10102)に結合される第2のトリガーデバイス(13022)と
を備える、ESD保護デバイス。 - 前記第1のSCRの第1のトリガーゲートとアースの間に結合される第1の抵抗器(10301)と、前記第2のSCRの第1のトリガーゲートアースの間に結合される第2の抵抗器(10302)との少なくとも一方をさらに備える、請求項8に記載のESD保護デバイス。
- 前記第1および第2のトリガーデバイスの少なくとも一方が少なくとも1つのトリガーダイオードを備え、
前記第1のトリガーデバイスの前記少なくとも1つのトリガーダイオードが前記第1のSCRの第2のトリガーゲートから前記第2の電源供給ラインへの順方向導通方向に結合するものであり、
前記第2のトリガーデバイスの前記少なくとも1つのトリガーダイオードが前記第2のSCRの第2のトリガーゲートから前記第1の電源供給ラインへの順方向導通方向に結合するものである、請求項9に記載のESD保護デバイス。
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