A Novel Bidirectional AlGaN/GaN ESD Protection Diode

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Abstract

Despite the superior working properties, GaN-based HEMTs and systems are still con-fronted with the threat of a transient ESD event, especially for the vulnerable gate structure of the p-GaN or MOS HEMTs. Therefore, there is still an urgent need for a bidirectional ESD protection diode to improve the ESD robustness of a GaN power system. In this study, an AlGaN/GaN ESD protection diode with bidirectional clamp capability was proposed and investigated. Through the combination of two floating gate electrodes and two pF-grade capacitors connected in parallel between anode or cathode electrodes and the adjacent floating gate electrodes (CGA (CGC)), the proposed diode could be triggered by a required voltage and possesses a high secondary breakdown current (IS) in both forward and reverse transient ESD events. Based on the experimental verification, it was found that the bidirectional triggering voltages (Vtrig) and IS of the proposed diode were strongly related to CGA (CGC). With CGA (CGC) increasing from 5 pF to 25 pF, Vtrig and IS decreased from ~18 V to ~7 V and from ~7 A to ~3 A, respectively. The diode’s high performance demonstrated a good reference for the ESD design of a GaN power system.

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Yao, B., Shi, Y., Wang, H., Xu, X., Chen, Y., He, Z., … Zhang, B. (2022). A Novel Bidirectional AlGaN/GaN ESD Protection Diode. Micromachines, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13010135

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