Theory of active clamp response to power-on ESD and implications for power supply integrity

Robert Mertens; Nicholas Thomson; Yang Xiu; Elyse Rosenbaum

Theory of active clamp response to power-on ESD and implications for power supply integrity

Robert Mertens, Nicholas Thomson, Yang Xiu, Elyse Rosenbaum

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Abstract

A small-signal model of active clamp circuits is developed and used to explore how the trigger circuit design impacts the power integrity during ESD events. Analysis and simulation show that low gain, high bandwidth trigger circuits promote stability, indicating a tradeoff between clamp on-resistance, stability, and area.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium Proceedings
Volume	2014-November
Issue number	November
State	Published - Nov 26 2014
Event	36th International Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium, EOS/ESD 2014 - Tucson, United States Duration: Sep 7 2014 → Sep 12 2014

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Theory of active clamp response to power-on ESD and implications for power supply integrity

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