The Hebistor Device: Novel latch-up immune ESD Protection Clamp for High Voltage Interfaces
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High voltage interfaces are broadly used in many IC applications like motor control, power management and conversion, LCD panel drivers and automotive systems. Because the high voltage IC’s are typically used in severe applications IC designers need to protect their circuits to a steady growing list of requirements. In this paper we present an overview of the ESD, EOS and latch-up requirements and compare the performance of different on-chip ESD protection approaches. The paper introduces a newly developed protection device with a high holding voltage for absolute latch-up immunity.
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