ESD protection of the high voltage tolerant pins in low-voltage BiCMOS processes

Proceedings of the IEEE Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 277-280

  Vashchenko, V A ^a   Ter Beek, M ^a   Kindt, W ^a   Hopper, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESD PROTECTION; HIGH VOLTAGE; THIN FILM RESISTORS; TRANSMISSION LINE PULSE (TLP);

BISMUTH; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; POWER AMPLIFIERS; RESISTORS; THIN FILMS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 17044368807     PISSN: 10889299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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