TWI585945B - An esd protection device with gated diode - Google Patents
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本發明係關於靜電放電的防護技術,是一種以橫向式矽控整流器為基礎的靜電放電防護元件。 The invention relates to a protection technology for electrostatic discharge, and is an electrostatic discharge protection component based on a laterally controlled rectifier.
近年來,雖然半導體技術不斷地進展,但靜電放電(Electro-Static Discharge,簡稱ESD)防護卻愈來愈難以處理。一般而言,積體電路製程之橫向式(lateral)矽控整流器(Silicon-Controlled Rectifier,簡稱SCR)被認為是最有效的靜電放電防護元件,這是因為相較於其他防護元件而言,它具有較佳的靜電人體放電模式(human body model,簡稱HBM)、故障臨界電壓值(failure threshold voltage)以及二次崩潰點電流值(second breakdown current,簡稱It2)。 In recent years, although semiconductor technology continues to advance, Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) protection is becoming more and more difficult to handle. In general, the lateral-controlled parallel rectifier (SCR) is considered to be the most effective ESD protection component because it is compared to other protection components. It has a preferred electrostatic body discharge mode (HBM), a failure threshold voltage, and a second breakdown current (I t2 ).
然而,相較於其所欲防護的電路元件而言,矽控整流器的保持電壓(holding voltage,簡稱VH)比上述電路元件的操作電壓還要低,因此在上述電路元件的正常操作情況下,外部的雜訊容易觸發矽控整流器而導致其進入閂鎖(latch-up)狀態,而此閂鎖狀態將會進一步導致上述電路元件發生故障動作或是永久性傷害。此外,倘若欲使矽控整流器能完全達到閂鎖免疫,在所欲防護的電路元件屬於較高操作電壓(例如,3.3V以上)的情況下,則目前技術難以達成。因此,有必要發展新的靜電放電防護技術,以改善上述問題。 However, the holding voltage (V H ) of the step-controlled rectifier is lower than the operating voltage of the above-mentioned circuit component compared to the circuit component to be protected, so that under the normal operation of the above-mentioned circuit component External noise is easy to trigger the rectifier rectifier and cause it to enter a latch-up state, which will further cause malfunction or permanent damage to the above circuit components. In addition, current techniques are difficult to achieve if the voltage-controlled rectifier is fully immune to latch-up and the circuit component to be protected is at a higher operating voltage (eg, 3.3 V or higher). Therefore, it is necessary to develop new electrostatic discharge protection technologies to improve the above problems.
為達成此目的,根據本發明的一方面,一實施例提供一種靜電放電防護元件,其包括:一陽極端及一陰極端;一浮接矽控整流單元,包括:一P型半導體基板及一形成於該P型半導體基板內的N型半導體井區;一第一絕緣區及一第二絕緣區,形成於該N型半導體井區內;一第一N+型半導體區及一浮接第一P+型半導體區,形成於該第一絕緣區與該第二絕緣區之間;一閘極電容,形成於該第一N+型半導體區與該浮接第一P+型半導體區之間,其包含一絕緣層及一形成於該絕緣層上的導電層;一第三絕緣區及一第四絕緣區,形成於該P型半導體基板內;一第二N+型半導體區,形成於該第二絕緣區與該第三絕緣區之間;及一第二P+型半導體區,形成於該第三絕緣區與該第四絕緣區之間;以及一觸發開關單元,包括一濾波器,具有一第一端、一第二端及一第三端,該第一端連接該陽極端並作為欲進行濾波的信號之輸入端,該第二端連接該矽控整流單元的閘極電容並作為被濾波後的信號之輸出端,且該第三端接地;其中,該第一N+型半導體區連接該陽極端,該第二N+型半導體區及該第二P+型半導體區連接該陰極端,且該浮接第一P+型半導體區除了接觸該第二絕緣區及該N型半導體井區之外未連接至其他處。 In order to achieve the object, according to an aspect of the present invention, an embodiment provides an electrostatic discharge protection component including: an anode terminal and a cathode terminal; and a floating gated rectifier unit, including: a P-type semiconductor substrate and a formation An N-type semiconductor well region in the P-type semiconductor substrate; a first insulating region and a second insulating region are formed in the N-type semiconductor well region; a first N + -type semiconductor region and a floating first a P + -type semiconductor region formed between the first insulating region and the second insulating region; a gate capacitance formed between the first N + -type semiconductor region and the floating first P + -type semiconductor region An insulating layer and a conductive layer formed on the insulating layer; a third insulating region and a fourth insulating region are formed in the P-type semiconductor substrate; and a second N + -type semiconductor region is formed in Between the second insulating region and the third insulating region; and a second P + -type semiconductor region formed between the third insulating region and the fourth insulating region; and a trigger switch unit including a filter , having a first end, a second end, and a third end, One end is connected to the anode end and serves as an input end of the signal to be filtered, and the second end is connected to the gate capacitance of the step-controlled rectifying unit and serves as an output end of the filtered signal, and the third end is grounded; The first N + -type semiconductor region is connected to the anode terminal, the second N + -type semiconductor region and the second P + -type semiconductor region are connected to the cathode terminal, and the floating first P + -type semiconductor region is in contact with the first The second insulating region and the N-type semiconductor well region are not connected to other locations.
根據本發明的另一方面,另一實施例提供一種靜電放電防護元件,其包括:一陽極端及一陰極端;一浮接矽控整流單元,包括:一P型半導體基板及一形成於該P型半導體基板內的N型半導體井區;一第一絕緣區、一第二絕緣區及一第三絕緣區,形成於該N型半導體井區內;一第一N+型半導體區,形成於該第一絕緣區與該第二絕緣區之間;一第一P型半導體區,形成於該第二絕緣區與該第三絕緣區之間;一第四絕緣區,形成於該P型半導體 基板內;一浮接第二N+型半導體區及一第二P+型半導體區,形成於該第三絕緣區與該第四絕緣區之間;及一閘極電容,形成於該浮接第二N+型半導體區與該第二P+型半導體區之間,其包含一絕緣層及一形成於該絕緣層上的導電層;以及一觸發開關單元,包括一濾波器,具有一第一端、一第二端及一第三端,該第一端連接該陽極端並作為欲進行濾波的信號之輸入端,該第二端連接該矽控整流單元的閘極電容並作為被濾波後的信號之輸出端,且該第三端接地;其中,該第一N+型半導體區及該第一P+型半導體區連接該陽極端,該第二P+型半導體區連接該陰極端,且該浮接第二N+型半導體區除了接觸該第三絕緣區及該P型半導體基板之外未連接至其他處。 According to another aspect of the present invention, an embodiment provides an electrostatic discharge protection component including: an anode terminal and a cathode terminal; and a floating gated rectifier unit, including: a P-type semiconductor substrate and a P-type semiconductor substrate formed thereon An N-type semiconductor well region in the semiconductor substrate; a first insulating region, a second insulating region and a third insulating region are formed in the N-type semiconductor well region; and a first N + -type semiconductor region is formed in the semiconductor region Between the first insulating region and the second insulating region; a first P-type semiconductor region formed between the second insulating region and the third insulating region; and a fourth insulating region formed on the P-type semiconductor a floating second N + -type semiconductor region and a second P + -type semiconductor region formed between the third insulating region and the fourth insulating region; and a gate capacitance formed on the floating Between the second N + -type semiconductor region and the second P + -type semiconductor region, comprising an insulating layer and a conductive layer formed on the insulating layer; and a trigger switch unit including a filter having a first One end, a second end and a third end, the first end is connected to the And as an input terminal of the signal to be filtered, and a gate connected to the second end of the capacitor silicon controlled rectifier unit and as an output signal after being filtered, and the third terminal; wherein the first N a + -type semiconductor region and the first P + -type semiconductor region are connected to the anode terminal, the second P + -type semiconductor region is connected to the cathode terminal, and the floating second N + -type semiconductor region is in contact with the third insulating region and The P-type semiconductor substrate is not connected to other places.
100、200、300‧‧‧靜電放電防護元件 100, 200, 300‧‧‧ Electrostatic discharge protection components
110‧‧‧陽極端 110‧‧‧Anode end
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130‧‧‧矽控整流單元 130‧‧‧Controlled rectifier unit
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132‧‧‧N型半導體井區 132‧‧‧N type semiconductor well area
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1341‧‧‧第一N+型半導體區 1341‧‧‧First N + type semiconductor region
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1351‧‧‧第一P+型半導體區 1351‧‧‧First P + type semiconductor region
1352‧‧‧第二P+型半導體區 1352‧‧‧Second P + type semiconductor region
136‧‧‧閘極電容 136‧‧‧ gate capacitance
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C‧‧‧電容 C‧‧‧ capacitor
R‧‧‧電阻 R‧‧‧resistance
第1圖為根據本發明實施例之靜電放電防護元件的方塊示意圖。 Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrostatic discharge protection element according to an embodiment of the present invention.
第2圖為根據本發明第一實施例之靜電放電防護元件的示意圖。 Fig. 2 is a schematic view of an electrostatic discharge protection element according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
第3圖為根據本發明第二實施例之靜電放電防護元件的示意圖。 Figure 3 is a schematic view of an electrostatic discharge protection element in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
為對本發明之特徵、目的及功能有更進一步的認知與瞭解,茲配合圖式詳細說明本發明的實施例如後。在所有的說明書及圖示中,將採用相同的元件編號以指定相同或類似的元件。 In order to further understand and understand the features, objects and functions of the present invention, the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the drawings. In all of the specification and the drawings, the same component numbers will be used to designate the same or similar components.
在各個實施例的說明中,當一元素被描述是在另一元素之「上方/上」或「下方/下」,係指直接地或間接地在該另一元素之上或之下的情況,其可能包含設置於其間的其他元素;所謂的「直接地」係指其間並未設置其他中介元素。「上方/上」或「下方/下」等的描述係以圖式為基準進行說明,但亦包含其他可能的方向轉變。所謂的「第一」、「第二」、及「第三」係用以描述不同的元素,這些元素並不因為此類謂辭而受到限制。為了說 明上的便利和明確,圖式中各元素的厚度或尺寸,係以誇張或省略或概略的方式表示,且各元素的尺寸並未完全為其實際的尺寸。 In the description of the various embodiments, when an element is described as "above/on" or "below/under" another element, it is meant to be directly or indirectly above or below the other element. , which may contain other elements set in between; the so-called "directly" means that no other intermediary elements are set in between. The descriptions of "Upper/Upper" or "Bottom/Lower" are based on the schema, but also include other possible direction changes. The so-called "first", "second", and "third" are used to describe different elements that are not limited by such predicates. In order to say Convenience and clarity of the disclosure, the thickness or size of each element in the drawings is expressed in an exaggerated or omitted or schematic manner, and the dimensions of the elements are not completely their actual dimensions.
第1圖為根據本發明實施例之靜電放電防護元件100的方塊示意圖。該靜電放電防護元件100為具有二個連接端點的電子元件:陽極端110與陰極端120,並且包含二個主要電路單元:浮接矽控整流單元130與觸發開關單元160,其主要功能係用以防止外部的積體電路元件遭受靜電放電(ESD)所致的傷害。該陽極端110與該陰極端120用以連接至所欲靜電放電防護的外部電路元件。該浮接矽控整流單元130係以一般常用於靜電放電防護的橫向式矽控整流器(lateral SCR)為基礎,改變其電路結構為浮接狀態以提高其靜電放電防護效能。此外,該浮接矽控整流單元130另搭配有該觸發開關單元160,藉以提供一觸發開關機制,使得該靜電放電防護元件100可以依據該外部電路元件是否遭受靜電放電的攻擊,而決定是否啟動該浮接矽控整流單元130的靜電放電防護功能。以下將依據不同的實施例,詳細描述該浮接矽控整流單元130與該觸發開關單元160的內部電路結構及其操作。 1 is a block diagram of an electrostatic discharge protection component 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The ESD protection component 100 is an electronic component having two connection terminals: an anode terminal 110 and a cathode terminal 120, and includes two main circuit units: a floating control rectifier unit 130 and a trigger switch unit 160, the main functions of which are It is used to prevent external integrated circuit components from being damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). The anode end 110 and the cathode end 120 are for connection to an external circuit component of the desired electrostatic discharge protection. The floating control rectifier unit 130 is based on a lateral SCR which is commonly used for electrostatic discharge protection, and changes its circuit structure to a floating state to improve its electrostatic discharge protection performance. In addition, the floating control rectifier unit 130 is further equipped with the trigger switch unit 160 to provide a trigger switch mechanism, so that the ESD protection component 100 can determine whether to activate according to whether the external circuit component is subjected to an electrostatic discharge attack. The floating connection controls the electrostatic discharge protection function of the rectifying unit 130. The internal circuit structure and operation of the floating-controlled voltage-controlled rectifying unit 130 and the trigger switching unit 160 will be described in detail below according to different embodiments.
第2圖為根據本發明第一實施例之具有閘極化二極體的靜電放電防護元件200的示意圖;其中,方塊130圖示該浮接矽控整流單元130的元件剖面結構及其等效電路圖,而方塊160圖示該觸發開關單元160的電路結構。該矽控整流單元130係為建構於一P型半導體基板131的半導體元件,其包含:一形成於該P型半導體基板131內的N型半導體井區132、四個用以隔離各個半導體區域的絕緣區(第一絕緣區1331及第二絕緣區1332形成於該N型半導體井區132內,第三絕緣區1333及第四絕緣區1334形成於該P型半導體基板內)、二個N+型半導體區與二個P+型半導體區(第一N+型半導體區1341與第一P+型半導體區1351形成於該第一絕緣區1331與該第二絕緣區1332之間,第二N+型半導體區1342形成於該第二絕緣區1332與該第三絕緣區1333之間,第二P+型半導體區1352形成於該第三絕緣區 1333與該第四絕緣區1334之間)、以及一閘極電容136(形成於該第一N+型半導體區1341與該第一P+型半導體區1351之間)。在本實施例中,該閘極電容136包含一形成於該N型半導體井區132上的絕緣層1361及一形成於該絕緣層1361上的導電層1362,藉此元件結構,該導電層1362、該絕緣層1361及該N型半導體井區132可形成一金屬/氧化層/半導體的電容器(簡稱金氧半電容器),當該導電層1362與該N型半導體井區132之間的電位差增大時,該閘極電容136的儲存電荷量將會隨之增大。 2 is a schematic diagram of an ESD protection component 200 having a thyristor diode according to a first embodiment of the present invention; wherein block 130 illustrates a component cross-sectional structure of the floating 矽 controlled rectification unit 130 and its equivalent The circuit diagram, and block 160 illustrates the circuit configuration of the trigger switch unit 160. The controlled rectifier unit 130 is a semiconductor component constructed on a P-type semiconductor substrate 131, and includes: an N-type semiconductor well region 132 formed in the P-type semiconductor substrate 131, and four semiconductor regions for isolating the respective semiconductor regions. An insulating region (a first insulating region 1331 and a second insulating region 1332 are formed in the N-type semiconductor well region 132, a third insulating region 1333 and a fourth insulating region 1334 are formed in the P-type semiconductor substrate), and two N + a semiconductor region and two P + -type semiconductor regions (the first N + -type semiconductor region 1341 and the first P + -type semiconductor region 1351 are formed between the first insulating region 1331 and the second insulating region 1332, the second N a + -type semiconductor region 1342 is formed between the second insulating region 1332 and the third insulating region 1333, and a second P + -type semiconductor region 1352 is formed between the third insulating region 1333 and the fourth insulating region 1334, And a gate capacitor 136 (formed between the first N + -type semiconductor region 1341 and the first P + -type semiconductor region 1351). In the present embodiment, the gate capacitor 136 includes an insulating layer 1361 formed on the N-type semiconductor well region 132 and a conductive layer 1362 formed on the insulating layer 1361. The conductive layer 1362 is formed by the element structure. The insulating layer 1361 and the N-type semiconductor well region 132 may form a metal/oxide layer/semiconductor capacitor (referred to as a metal oxide half capacitor), and the potential difference between the conductive layer 1362 and the N-type semiconductor well region 132 increases. When large, the amount of stored charge of the gate capacitor 136 will increase.
如第2圖所示,該第一P+型半導體區1351、該N型半導體井區132以及該P型半導體基板131可等效地形成一PNP型的雙極性接面電晶體(Bipolar Junction Transistor,簡稱BJT),而該第二N+型半導體區1342、該P型半導體基板131以及該N型半導體井區132可等效地形成一NPN型的雙極性接面電晶體;其中,該第一P+型半導體區1351、該N型半導體井區132及該P型半導體基板131分別為該PNP型雙極性接面電晶體的射極、基極及集極,該第二N+型半導體區1342、該P型半導體基板131及該N型半導體井區132則分別為該NPN型雙極性接面電晶體的射極、基極及集極。因此,這二個PNP型及NPN型雙極性接面電晶體即可組合成一個PNPN型的矽控整流器。 As shown in FIG. 2, the first P + -type semiconductor region 1351, the N-type semiconductor well region 132, and the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 can equivalently form a PNP-type bipolar junction transistor (Bipolar Junction Transistor). , referred to as BJT for short, and the second N + -type semiconductor region 1342, the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 and the N-type semiconductor well region 132 can equivalently form an NPN-type bipolar junction transistor; a P + -type semiconductor region 1351 , the N-type semiconductor well region 132 and the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 are respectively an emitter, a base and a collector of the PNP-type bipolar junction transistor, and the second N + -type semiconductor The region 1342, the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 and the N-type semiconductor well region 132 are respectively an emitter, a base and a collector of the NPN-type bipolar junction transistor. Therefore, the two PNP type and NPN type bipolar junction transistors can be combined into a PNPN type of controlled rectifier.
在本實施例中,該第一N+型半導體區1341連接該陽極端110,該第二N+型半導體區1342以及該第二P+型半導體區1352共同連接該陰極端120,而將該第一P+型半導體區1351浮接(floating),也就是該第一P+型半導體區1351除了結構上接觸該第二絕緣區1332以及該N型半導體井區132之外,並未連接至其他的電路或元件。此外,該浮接第一P+型半導體區1351、該N型半導體井區132以及該第一N+型半導體區1341可等效地形成一逆偏的二極體D,且該二極體D的陽極連接至該PNP型雙極性接面電晶體的射極,而該金氧半電容136與該逆偏的二極體D組成一閘極化二極體。如第2圖所示,該N型半導體井區132可等效地形成一電阻RN,且該P型半導 體基板131可等效地形成一電阻RP。另一方面,該觸發開關單元160可以是具有三個端點(第一端~第三端)的濾波元件:第一端連接該陽極端110並作為欲進行濾波的信號之輸入端,該第二端連接該矽控整流單元130的閘極電容136並作為被濾波後的信號之輸出端,且該第三端接地,如第2圖所示。 In this embodiment, the first N + -type semiconductor region 1341 is connected to the anode terminal 110, and the second N + -type semiconductor region 1342 and the second P + -type semiconductor region 1352 are connected to the cathode terminal 120 in common. The first P + -type semiconductor region 1351 floats, that is, the first P + -type semiconductor region 1351 is not connected to the second insulating region 1332 and the N-type semiconductor well region 132 except for structurally contacting Other circuits or components. In addition, the floating first P + -type semiconductor region 1351, the N-type semiconductor well region 132 and the first N + -type semiconductor region 1341 can equivalently form a reverse biased diode D, and the diode The anode of D is connected to the emitter of the PNP-type bipolar junction transistor, and the gold-oxide half capacitor 136 and the reverse biased diode D constitute a gate polarization diode. As shown in FIG. 2, the N-type semiconductor well region 132 can equivalently form a resistor R N , and the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 can equivalently form a resistor R P . On the other hand, the trigger switch unit 160 may be a filter element having three end points (first end to third end): the first end is connected to the anode end 110 and serves as an input end of a signal to be filtered. The two ends are connected to the gate capacitance 136 of the step-controlled rectifying unit 130 as an output end of the filtered signal, and the third end is grounded as shown in FIG.
一般而言,靜電放電發生時,會產生約100~200ns的ESD脈衝進入該陽極端110與該陰極端120之間。針對所欲防護的外部積體電路元件可能遭受的ESD脈衝之波形及頻率,我們可設計使得該觸發開關單元160為一具有適當時間常數的濾波器,藉以判別或確認由該陽極端110進入的是ESD脈衝或者其他訊號。在本實施例中,該觸發開關單元160係為一電容C及一電阻R的串聯組成,該電阻R介於該觸發開關單元160的該第一端與該第二端之間,且該電容C介於該觸發開關單元160的該第二端與該第三端之間。 In general, when an electrostatic discharge occurs, an ESD pulse of about 100 to 200 ns is generated between the anode terminal 110 and the cathode terminal 120. For the waveform and frequency of the ESD pulse that the external integrated circuit component to be protected may suffer, we can design the trigger switch unit 160 to be a filter having an appropriate time constant for discriminating or confirming entry from the anode terminal 110. Is an ESD pulse or other signal. In this embodiment, the trigger switch unit 160 is a series connection of a capacitor C and a resistor R. The resistor R is between the first end and the second end of the trigger switch unit 160, and the capacitor C is between the second end of the trigger switch unit 160 and the third end.
請參照第2圖所示該矽控整流單元130的等效電路以及該觸發開關單元160的電路,當該積體電路處於正常的操作情況下,並沒有ESD脈衝進入該陽極端110,該觸發開關單元160未被致動,該閘極電容136也關閉,是以該矽控整流單元130未被致動,而不影響外部積體電路的正常操作。反之,當該靜電放電防護元件100遭受靜電放電的襲擊時,將會有ESD脈衝進入該陽極端110,使得該觸發開關單元160中的該電容C短路導通且電流通過該電阻R,並在該陽極端110和該第二端之間產生大於臨界值的電壓降,因而在該閘極電容136的下方產生電性反轉的電洞層通道,提早觸發該逆偏二極體D的崩潰而導通,隨之啟動該浮接矽控整流單元130以進行靜電放電的防護機制,特別注意的是本發明中該閘極化二極體的崩潰導通效能會比傳統無閘極化的二極體更快速更好。 Please refer to the equivalent circuit of the controlled rectifier unit 130 and the circuit of the trigger switch unit 160 shown in FIG. 2. When the integrated circuit is in normal operation, no ESD pulse enters the anode terminal 110, and the trigger is triggered. The switching unit 160 is not actuated, and the gate capacitance 136 is also turned off, so that the controlled rectification unit 130 is not actuated without affecting the normal operation of the external integrated circuit. Conversely, when the ESD protection device 100 is subjected to an electrostatic discharge attack, an ESD pulse will enter the anode terminal 110, so that the capacitor C in the trigger switch unit 160 is short-circuited and current flows through the resistor R, and A voltage drop greater than a threshold is generated between the anode terminal 110 and the second end, thereby generating an electrically inverted hole layer channel below the gate capacitance 136 to trigger the collapse of the reverse bias diode D early. Turning on, and then starting the floating controlled rectifier unit 130 to perform electrostatic discharge protection mechanism, it is particularly noted that the breakdown conduction performance of the gate polarization diode in the present invention is higher than that of the conventional gateless polarization diode Faster and better.
單就該浮接矽控整流單元130而言,浮接該第一P+型半導體區1351的目的是為了在積體電路正常操作時關閉該靜電放電防護元件100,該矽控整 流單元130能維持其陽極(該第一N+型半導體區1341)與陰極(該第二P+型半導體區1352)之間的斷路狀態;也就是說,使得其保持電壓(holding voltage,VH)足以超過電源電壓,而該矽控整流單元130幾乎不會被觸發或啟動,以增強閂鎖(latch-up)發生的免疫力。在本實施例中,該觸發開關單元160則用以在遭受靜電放電襲擊的前期,觸發該逆偏二極體D,使得該逆偏二極體D提早崩潰而導通,藉以提早達到該浮接矽控整流單元130的二次崩潰點電流值(second breakdown current/It2)。當ESD脈衝襲擊該觸發開關單元160時,ESD脈衝會使得該電容C短路導通,而電流導通流經該電阻R產生電壓降,當該陽極端110至該閘極電容136閘極的電壓大於其臨界電壓(|VTP|)時,該閘極電容136在該N型半導體井區132表面產生反轉電洞層,這些電洞電荷注入該N型半導體井區132與該P+型半導體區1351之間形成的PN接面區,使得該逆偏閘極化二極體D容易崩潰而導通,該閘極化二極體的崩潰導通效能會比傳統無閘極化的二極體更快速更好。另一方面,在積體電路正常操作的情況下,該陽極端110被施加一直流的電源電壓,該電容C迅速充電後斷路關閉,沒有電流通過該電阻R亦沒有產生電壓降,因此該閘極電容136關閉,該逆偏閘極化二極體D無法被觸發或導通;此時,該矽控整流單元130的保持電壓或高於該電源電壓。因此,該觸發開關單元160會根據該靜電放電防護元件100遭受靜電放電襲擊或是處於一般的電路操作狀況,決定是否觸發或導通該逆偏閘極化二極體D,而達到靜電放電的防護目的,並且在正常操作的情況下能提供良好的閂鎖免疫力。 For the floating-controlled voltage-controlled rectifying unit 130, the purpose of floating the first P + -type semiconductor region 1351 is to turn off the electrostatic discharge protection element 100 during normal operation of the integrated circuit, and the voltage-controlled rectifying unit 130 can Maintaining an open state between its anode (the first N + -type semiconductor region 1341) and the cathode (the second P + -type semiconductor region 1352); that is, its holding voltage (V H ) is sufficient to exceed The power supply voltage, and the controlled rectifier unit 130 is hardly triggered or activated to enhance the immunity of the latch-up. In this embodiment, the trigger switch unit 160 is configured to trigger the reverse bias diode D in the early stage of the electrostatic discharge attack, so that the reverse bias diode D is turned on and turned on early, thereby reaching the floating connection early. The secondary breakdown current/I t2 of the rectifying unit 130 is controlled. When the ESD pulse strikes the trigger switch unit 160, the ESD pulse causes the capacitor C to be short-circuited, and the current conduction through the resistor R generates a voltage drop when the voltage from the anode terminal 110 to the gate of the gate capacitor 136 is greater than When the threshold voltage (|V TP |), the gate capacitance 136 generates a reverse hole layer on the surface of the N-type semiconductor well region 132, and the hole charges are injected into the N-type semiconductor well region 132 and the P + -type semiconductor region. The PN junction region formed between 1351 makes the reverse biased polarization diode D easy to collapse and conduct, and the breakdown conduction performance of the gate polarization diode is faster than the conventional gateless polarization diode. better. On the other hand, in the case of the normal operation of the integrated circuit, the anode terminal 110 is applied with a DC power supply voltage, the capacitor C is quickly charged and then the circuit is closed, and no current flows through the resistor R and no voltage drop occurs. The pole capacitor 136 is turned off, and the reverse biasing diode D cannot be triggered or turned on; at this time, the holding voltage of the step-controlled rectifying unit 130 is higher than the power source voltage. Therefore, the trigger switch unit 160 may be subjected to an electrostatic discharge attack or a general circuit operation condition to determine whether to trigger or turn on the reverse bias polarization diode D to achieve electrostatic discharge protection. Purpose, and in the case of normal operation can provide good latch-up immunity.
第3圖為根據本發明第二實施例之具有閘極化二極體的靜電放電防護元件300的示意圖;其中,方塊130圖示該浮接矽控整流單元130的元件剖面結構及其等效電路圖,而方塊160圖示該觸發開關單元160的電路結構。該浮接矽控整流單元130係為建構於一P型半導體基板131的半導體元件,其包含:一形成於該P型半導體基板131內的N型半導體井區132、四個用以隔離各個半導體區域的絕緣區(第一絕緣區1331及第二絕緣區 1332形成於該N型半導體井區132內,第三絕緣區1333及第四絕緣區1334形成於該P型半導體基板內)、二個N+型半導體區與二個P+型半導體區(第一N+型半導體區1341形成於該第一絕緣區1331與該第二絕緣區1332之間,第一P+型半導體區1351形成於該第二絕緣區1332與該第三絕緣區1333之間,第二N+型半導體區1342與第二P+型半導體區1352形成於該第三絕緣區1333與該第四絕緣區1334之間)、以及一閘極電容136(形成於該第二N+型半導體區1342與該第二P+型半導體區1352之間)。在本實施例中,該閘極電容136包含一形成於該P型半導體基板131上的絕緣層1361及一形成於該絕緣層1361上的導電層1362,藉此元件結構,該導電層1362、該絕緣層1361及該P型半導體基板131可形成一金屬/氧化層/半導體的電容器,當該導電層1362與該P型半導體基板131之間的電位差增大時,該閘極電容136的電容值將會隨之增大。 3 is a schematic diagram of an ESD protection component 300 having a thyristor diode according to a second embodiment of the present invention; wherein block 130 illustrates the component cross-sectional structure of the floating 矽 controlled rectification unit 130 and its equivalent The circuit diagram, and block 160 illustrates the circuit configuration of the trigger switch unit 160. The floating-controlled voltage-controlled rectifying unit 130 is a semiconductor element constructed on a P-type semiconductor substrate 131, and includes: an N-type semiconductor well region 132 formed in the P-type semiconductor substrate 131, and four isolation semiconductors. The insulating region of the region (the first insulating region 1331 and the second insulating region 1332 are formed in the N-type semiconductor well region 132, the third insulating region 1333 and the fourth insulating region 1334 are formed in the P-type semiconductor substrate), and two An N + -type semiconductor region and two P + -type semiconductor regions (the first N + -type semiconductor region 1341 is formed between the first insulating region 1331 and the second insulating region 1332), and the first P + -type semiconductor region 1351 is formed Between the second insulating region 1332 and the third insulating region 1333, a second N + -type semiconductor region 1342 and a second P + -type semiconductor region 1352 are formed between the third insulating region 1333 and the fourth insulating region 1334 And a gate capacitor 136 (formed between the second N + -type semiconductor region 1342 and the second P + -type semiconductor region 1352). In this embodiment, the gate capacitor 136 includes an insulating layer 1361 formed on the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 and a conductive layer 1362 formed on the insulating layer 1361. The conductive layer 1362 is formed by the element structure. The insulating layer 1361 and the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 can form a metal/oxide layer/semiconductor capacitor. When the potential difference between the conductive layer 1362 and the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 increases, the capacitance of the gate capacitor 136 increases. The value will increase accordingly.
如第3圖所示,該第一P+型半導體區1351、該N型半導體井區132以及該P型半導體基板131可等效地形成一PNP型的雙極性接面電晶體,而該第二N+型半導體區1342、該P型半導體基板131以及該N型半導體井區132可等效地形成一NPN型的雙極性接面電晶體;其中,該第一P+型半導體區1351、該N型半導體井區132及該P型半導體基板131分別為該PNP型雙極性接面電晶體的射極、基極及集極,該第二N+型半導體區1342、該P型半導體基板131及該N型半導體井區132則分別為該NPN型雙極性接面電晶體的射極、基極及集極。因此,這二個PNP型及NPN型雙極性接面電晶體即可組合成一個PNPN型的矽控整流器。 As shown in FIG. 3, the first P + -type semiconductor region 1351, the N-type semiconductor well region 132, and the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 can equivalently form a PNP-type bipolar junction transistor, and the first The N + -type semiconductor region 1342, the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 and the N-type semiconductor well region 132 can equivalently form an NPN-type bipolar junction transistor; wherein the first P + -type semiconductor region 1351 The N-type semiconductor well region 132 and the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 are respectively an emitter, a base and a collector of the PNP-type bipolar junction transistor, and the second N + -type semiconductor region 1342 and the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 and the N-type semiconductor well region 132 are respectively an emitter, a base and a collector of the NPN-type bipolar junction transistor. Therefore, the two PNP type and NPN type bipolar junction transistors can be combined into a PNPN type of controlled rectifier.
在本實施例中,該第一N+型半導體區1341及該第一P+型半導體區1351共同連接至該陽極端110,該第二P+型半導體區1352連接該陰極端120,而將該第二N+型半導體區1342浮接(floating),也就是該浮接第二N+型半導體區1342除了結構上連接該第三絕緣區1333以及該P型半導體基板131之外,並未連接至其他的電路或元件。此外,該第二P+型半導體區1352、 該P型半導體基板131以及該浮接第二N+型半導體區1342可等效地形成一逆偏的二極體D,且該二極體D的陰極連接至該NPN型雙極性接面電晶體的射極,而該金氧半電容136與逆偏的二極體D組成一閘極化二極體。如第3圖所示,該N型半導體井區132可等效地形成一電阻RN,且該P型半導體基板131可等效地形成一電阻RP。另一方面,該觸發開關單元160可以是具有三個端點(第一端~第三端)的濾波元件:第一端連接該陽極端110並作為欲進行濾波的信號之輸入端,該第二端連接該矽控整流單元130的閘極電容136並作為被濾波後的信號之輸出端,且該第三端連接至該陰極端120,如第3圖所示。在本實施例中,該觸發開關單元160係為一電容C及一電阻R的串聯組成,該電容C介於該濾波器161的該第一端與該第二端之間,且該電阻R介於該濾波器161的該第二端與該第三端之間。 In this embodiment, the first N + -type semiconductor region 1341 and the first P + -type semiconductor region 1351 are commonly connected to the anode terminal 110, and the second P + -type semiconductor region 1352 is connected to the cathode terminal 120, and The second N + -type semiconductor region 1342 is floating, that is, the floating second N + -type semiconductor region 1342 is not structurally connected to the third insulating region 1333 and the P-type semiconductor substrate 131. Connect to other circuits or components. In addition, the second P + -type semiconductor region 1352, the P-type semiconductor substrate 131, and the floating second N + -type semiconductor region 1342 can equivalently form a reverse biased diode D, and the diode D The cathode is connected to the emitter of the NPN-type bipolar junction transistor, and the gold-oxide half capacitor 136 and the reverse biased diode D form a gate polarization diode. As shown in FIG. 3, the N-type semiconductor well region 132 can equivalently form a resistor R N , and the P-type semiconductor substrate 131 can equivalently form a resistor R P . On the other hand, the trigger switch unit 160 may be a filter element having three end points (first end to third end): the first end is connected to the anode end 110 and serves as an input end of a signal to be filtered. The two ends are connected to the gate capacitance 136 of the controlled rectifier unit 130 as an output end of the filtered signal, and the third end is connected to the cathode end 120, as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the trigger switch unit 160 is a series consisting of a capacitor C and a resistor R. The capacitor C is interposed between the first end and the second end of the filter 161, and the resistor R Between the second end of the filter 161 and the third end.
請參照第3圖所示該浮接矽控整流單元130的等效電路以及該觸發開關單元160的電路,當積體電路處於正常的操作情況下,並沒有ESD脈衝進入該陽極端110,而是一直流的電源電壓施加於該陽極端110,該觸發開關單元160的電容C迅速充電後斷路關閉,沒有電流通過電阻R亦沒有產生電壓降,因而該觸發開關單元160未被致動,該閘極電容136也關閉,是以該矽控整流單元130亦未被致動,而不影響外部積體電路的正常操作。反之,當該靜電放電防護元件100遭受靜電放電的襲擊時,將會有ESD脈衝進入該陽極端110,使得該觸發開關單元160中的該電容C短路導通且電流通過電阻R,並在該第二端和該陰極端120之間產生大於臨界值的電壓降,因而在該閘極電容136的下方產生電性反轉的電子層通道,提早觸發該逆偏二極體D的崩潰而導通,隨之啟動該矽控整流單元130以進行靜電放電的防護機制。同樣地,本實施例中該閘極化二極體的崩潰導通效能會比傳統無閘極化的二極體更快速更好。因此,該觸發開關單元160會根據該靜電放電防護元件100遭受靜電放電襲擊或是處於一般的電路操作狀況,決定是否觸發或導通該逆偏閘極化二極體D,而達到靜電放電的防護 目的,並且在正常操作的情況下能提供良好的閂鎖免疫力。 Please refer to the equivalent circuit of the floating controlled rectifier unit 130 and the circuit of the trigger switch unit 160 shown in FIG. 3. When the integrated circuit is in normal operation, no ESD pulse enters the anode terminal 110. A power supply voltage is applied to the anode terminal 110. The capacitor C of the trigger switch unit 160 is quickly charged and then the circuit is closed. No current flows through the resistor R and no voltage drop occurs. Therefore, the trigger switch unit 160 is not actuated. The gate capacitance 136 is also turned off, so that the voltage controlled rectifier unit 130 is also not actuated, without affecting the normal operation of the external integrated circuit. Conversely, when the ESD protection device 100 is subjected to an electrostatic discharge attack, an ESD pulse will enter the anode terminal 110, so that the capacitor C in the trigger switch unit 160 is short-circuited and the current passes through the resistor R, and in the first A voltage drop greater than a threshold is generated between the second terminal and the cathode terminal 120, thereby generating an electrically inverted electronic layer channel under the gate capacitance 136, which triggers the collapse of the reverse bias diode D to be turned on early. The controlled rectifier unit 130 is then activated to perform a protection mechanism for electrostatic discharge. Similarly, the breakdown conduction performance of the gate polarization diode in this embodiment is faster and better than the conventional gateless polarization diode. Therefore, the trigger switch unit 160 may be subjected to an electrostatic discharge attack or a general circuit operation condition to determine whether to trigger or turn on the reverse bias polarization diode D to achieve electrostatic discharge protection. Purpose, and in the case of normal operation can provide good latch-up immunity.
唯以上所述者,僅為本發明之較佳實施例,當不能以之限制本發明的範圍。即大凡依本發明申請專利範圍所做之均等變化及修飾,仍將不失本發明之要義所在,亦不脫離本發明之精神和範圍,故都應視為本發明的進一步實施狀況。 The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. It is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited by the spirit and scope of the present invention, and should be considered as a further embodiment of the present invention.
100、200‧‧‧靜電放電防護元件 100,200‧‧‧Electrostatic discharge protection components
110‧‧‧陽極端 110‧‧‧Anode end
120‧‧‧陰極端 120‧‧‧ cathode end
130‧‧‧矽控整流單元 130‧‧‧Controlled rectifier unit
131‧‧‧P型半導體基板 131‧‧‧P type semiconductor substrate
132‧‧‧N型半導體井區 132‧‧‧N type semiconductor well area
1331‧‧‧第一絕緣區 1331‧‧‧First insulation zone
1332‧‧‧第二絕緣區 1332‧‧‧Second insulation zone
1333‧‧‧第三絕緣區 1333‧‧‧3rd insulation zone
1334‧‧‧第四絕緣區 1334‧‧‧4th insulation zone
1341‧‧‧第一N+型半導體區 1341‧‧‧First N + type semiconductor region
1342‧‧‧第二N+型半導體區 1342‧‧‧Second N + type semiconductor region
1351‧‧‧第一P+型半導體區 1351‧‧‧First P + type semiconductor region
1352‧‧‧第二P+型半導體區 1352‧‧‧Second P + type semiconductor region
136‧‧‧閘極電容 136‧‧‧ gate capacitance
1361‧‧‧絕緣層 1361‧‧‧Insulation
1362‧‧‧導電層 1362‧‧‧ Conductive layer
160‧‧‧觸發開關單元 160‧‧‧Trigger switch unit
RPRN‧‧‧電阻 R P R N ‧‧‧Resistor
D‧‧‧二極體 D‧‧‧ diode
PNP、NPN‧‧‧PEP型、NPN型雙極性接面電晶體 PNP, NPN‧‧‧PEP type, NPN type bipolar junction transistor
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