A CMOS compatible Lateral Emitter switched thyristor with enhanced turn-on capability
A CMOS compatible Lateral Emitter switched thyristor with enhanced turn-on capability
A new Lateral Emitter Switched Thyristor structure (LEST) is proposed and experimentally verified. The structure differs from the conventional LEST in that it embeds a floating ohmic contact between the n- drift region and the n+ floating emitter. Both simulation and experimental results show that the device has an enhanced turn-on capability compared with the conventional LEST without deteriorating its other characteristics. The device is fabricated using a 3µm CMOS process to have a 320 V breakdown voltage and a 0.7 V threshold voltage. Thyristor turn-on is observed at an anode voltage below 2 V. The maximum MOS controllable current density is in excess of 200 A/cm2 with 5 V gate voltage.
Chen, W
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Amaratunga, G A J
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Narayanan, E M S
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Humphry, J
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Evans, A G R
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1994
Chen, W
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Amaratunga, G A J
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Narayanan, E M S
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Humphry, J
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Evans, A G R
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Chen, W, Amaratunga, G A J, Narayanan, E M S, Humphry, J and Evans, A G R
(1994)
A CMOS compatible Lateral Emitter switched thyristor with enhanced turn-on capability.
(doi:10.1109/55.334675).
Abstract
A new Lateral Emitter Switched Thyristor structure (LEST) is proposed and experimentally verified. The structure differs from the conventional LEST in that it embeds a floating ohmic contact between the n- drift region and the n+ floating emitter. Both simulation and experimental results show that the device has an enhanced turn-on capability compared with the conventional LEST without deteriorating its other characteristics. The device is fabricated using a 3µm CMOS process to have a 320 V breakdown voltage and a 0.7 V threshold voltage. Thyristor turn-on is observed at an anode voltage below 2 V. The maximum MOS controllable current density is in excess of 200 A/cm2 with 5 V gate voltage.
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Published date: 1994
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Journal: IEEE Electron Device Letters 15 (11) 482-484
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Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/251163
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