Reliability LU Appropriate Designs in an HV nLDMOS

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In an nLDMOS, both the drain-side and source-side engineering by adding Nad and Pad layers to obtain a weak snapback characteristic are presented in this work. In this paper, we will detailedly discuss the trigger voltage (Vt1) and holding voltage (Vh) distribution of a novel high-voltage (HV) nLDMOS device. It’s a novel method to reduce the Vt1 and to increase the Vh. Therefore, these efforts will be very suitable for the HV applications in power management ICs.

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