ESD in silicon integrated circuits

ESD in silicon integrated circuits

Microelectron. Reliab., Voh 36, No. 4, pp. 563-565, 1996 Copyright @ 1996 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in Great Britain 0026-2714/96 $15...

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Microelectron. Reliab., Voh 36, No. 4, pp. 563-565, 1996 Copyright @ 1996 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in Great Britain 0026-2714/96 $15.00+.00

Pergamon

BOOK REVIEWS

ESD IN SILICON INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

AJITH AMERASEKERA

AUTHORS :

CHARVAKA DUVVURY

PUBLISHERS

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LIMITED,

:

Baffins Lane, CHICHESTER, West Sussex,

POI9 IUD,

ENGLAND.

:

PRICE

£ 45.00.

(ISBN O-471-95481-0)

Published

Electrostatic grown of

in importance

transistors

Discharge

(ESD)

as technologies

on a single

chip approach

to ESD events

in semiconductor

operation.

Hence,

the

phenomena

shrink

devices

physics

approaches

Over the years the

physics

conference

in this

the5 million mark,

governing

book

most

of which

design

book

is intended

for

and transistor

should

The coverage

(IC)a

have

The phenomena

related

the realm of normal device

behaviour

are

not

typically

found

Similarly the circuit design issues involve

has

in general

been

also

engineers

books on electronic

published

to graduate

in a number

design.

design and

of papers

and

Reliability

The

book

should

in the field of

the basics presented

in the field of semiconductor

be of

(4)

great

by the chapter headings,

and Test Methods;

(3)

(8)

(6)

interest

563

(5) Failure

Modelling and Characterization;

Conclusions;

is on reliability

as follows:-

Physics and Operation

Design and Layout Requirements;

Issues and Case Studies;

as the emphasis

working

In addition,

students

as instanced

ESD Phenomena

Influence of Processing on ESD;

RELIABILITY",

scientists

modelling.

is extensive, (2)

and

device design.

appeal

of ESD Protection Circuit Elements;

(7)

circuits

proceedings.

Introduction;

Modes,

this

which are not covered

reliability and device/circuit

(i)

integrated

to below 0.5 jam dimensions and the number

there has been much work done in the areas of ESD circuit

involved,

The IC circuit

in

1995

take place outside

in general textbooks on semiconductors. non-standard

:

and Index.

to readers throughout

of

"MICROELECTRONICS

the book.

AND