Electrothermal Device Simulation of an ESD Protection Structure Based on Bipolar DC Characteristics
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چکیده
The high current characteristics of an ESD protection structure fabricated in a smart power technology is calculated by the use of electrothermal device simulation. We find reasonable agreement with experimental results after careful calibration of the technology-dependent transport parameters. The still existing differences between measurement and simulation results are discussed, together with some conclusions for the application of our simulation strategy in future.
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