Silicon controlled recitfiers type electrostatic discharge protection circuits with variable holding voltage

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 689-696

  Jang, Sheng Lyang ^a   Li, Shao Hua ^a   Lin, Lien Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breakdown; Indexterms electrostatic discharge; Silicon controlled recitfiers; Variable holding voltage

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; ELECTROSTATICS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION CIRCUITS;

ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0035335141     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1101(01)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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