Category: power clamp

• ESD protection ESD protection approaches ggnmos Local clamp power clamp

  ggNMOS (grounded-gated NMOS)

  

  ggNMOS intro: For decades, a traditional workhorse device for ESD protection for standard applications in CMOS technology has been the grounded-gate NMOS device (ggNMOS). Nevertheless, we have been explaining the operation of this device countless times, including as recently as 3 weeks ago. So, it is time for a short…

  January 26, 2023