Practical ESD Protection Design

Preface

Why ESD?

• A Historical Perspective
• ESD and the Dangers
• ESD Protection: The Principles
• ESD Protection: More or Less?
• ESD Protection: Evolution to Revolution

ESD Failure Analysis

• ESD Failure Analysis
• ESD FA Techniques
• ESD Failure Signatures
• ESD Soft Failures
• ESD Failure Correlation
• ESD Failure Models

ESD Test Models and Standards

• ESD Origins
• HBM Model
• MM Model
• CDM Model
• IEC Model
• TLP Model
• Summary

ESD Protection Devices

• On-Chip ESD Protection Mechanisms
• Diode for ESD Protection
• BJT for ESD Protection
• MOSFET for ESD Protection
• SCR for ESD Protection
• Summary

ESD Protection Circuits

• I/O ESD Protection
• ESD Self-Protection
• Low-Triggering ESD Protection Circuits
• ESD Power Clamps
• Summary

Full-Chip ESD Protection

• Full-Chip ESD Protection Principles
• ESD Protection Design Window
• Advanced ESD Protection: More at Less
• Full-Chip ESD Protection Schemes
• No Universal ESD Protection Solution

Mixed-Signal and HV ESD Protection

• ESD Protection for Mixed-Signal ICs
• ESD Protection for Multiple-Voltages ICs
• ESD Protection for High-Voltage ICs
• Summary

TCAD-Based Mixed-Mode ESD Protection Designs

• ESD Design Optimization and Prediction
• TCAD-Based Mixed-Mode ESD Simulation-Design Methodology
• Mixed-Mode ESD Simulation-Design Examples
• Summary

RF ESD Protection

• What Is Special for RF ESD Protection?
• RF ESD Protection Characterization
• Low-Parasitic ESD Protection Solutions
• RF ESD Protection Design Example
• Summary

ESD-RFIC Co-Design

• ESD-IC Interactions
• ESD-RFIC Co-Design
• Summary

ESD Layout Designs

• Layout is Critical to ESD Protection
• Basic ESD Protection Layout
• Advanced ESD Protection Layout
• 3D TCAD for ESD Layout Designs
• Summary

ESD versus IC Technologies

• IC Technologies and ESD Protection
• Technology Affects ESD Design Window
• Lowering ESD Protection for Advanced ICs?
• Summary

ESD Circuit Simulation by SPICE

• ESD Device Behavior Modeling
• Full‐Chip ESD Circuit Simulation by SPICE
• Summary

Emerging ESD Protection

• Emerging ESD Protection Challenges
• Dispensable ESD Protection
• Field‐Programmable ESD Protection
• Interposer/TSV‐Based ESD Protection
• Summary

ESD CAD for Full‐Chip Design Verification

• Full‐Chip ESD Design Verification
• CAD Algorithms for ESD Design Verification
• Full‐Chip ESD Design Verification Examples
• Summary

New CDM ESD Protection

• Misconception in CDM ESD Protection
• Analyzing Pad‐Based CDM ESD Protection
• Internally Distributed CDM ESD Protection
• Summary

Future ESD Protection Outlook

• The Fundamental ESD Protection Problem
• Above‐IC Nano‐Crossbar Array ESD Switch
• Graphene ESD Protection Switch
• Graphene ESD Protection Interconnects
• Future ESD Protection Outlook
• Summary