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Gate-oxide (GOX) thickness determines maximum gate voltages in high-voltage (HV) driver design topology. Accommodating the different voltage domains leads to two competing requirements. To keep the process simple, HV devices should have the thinnest possible GOX. However, a thin GOX requires very fa...
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| Published in | Electronic Design Vol. 55; no. 15; p. 48 |
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| Format | Trade Publication Article |
| Language | English |
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Nashville
Endeavor Business Media
05.07.2007
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Gate-oxide (GOX) thickness determines maximum gate voltages in high-voltage (HV) driver design topology. Accommodating the different voltage domains leads to two competing requirements. To keep the process simple, HV devices should have the thinnest possible GOX. However, a thin GOX requires very fast and reliable gateprotection circuitry, increasing IC-design process complexity. |
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| ISSN: | 0013-4872 1944-9550 |