KAWASAKI, Japan &#151 NEC Electronics Inc. has developed a new electrostatic discharge (ESD) technology for the 45-nm node. The technology utilizes a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) design to ...

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection remains a critical facet in the design and fabrication of CMOS integrated circuits. With the continuing downscaling of device dimensions and the increasing ...

As the popularity of portable electronics, “smart devices”, and automotive electronics keeps increasing, so does the need for analog functions to be embedded in ICs. This drives the demand for ...