Re: [SI-LIST] : How board over-shoot under-shoot influence a

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Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:24:03 -0600

Yehuda,

Turning on gnd clamps has been known to have an adverse affect on the
super-sensitive analog circuitry in a PLL. The theory is that charge gets
dumped into the substrate during an undershoot event, creating noise that
finds its way into the PLL through the substrate. I've never investigated
this effect myself - just heard about it. I'm sure this is highly
dependent on how well isolated the PLL is.

I also know that DRAM vendors are concerned about this kind of thing. They
use a charge pump to artificially lower the substrate voltage and typically
do not use gnd clamps.

The threshold shift theory is certainly interesting. The tough part would
be translating an overshoot current, which you can predict, into a
substrate voltage shift, which is what you're after. Of course, the
trouble with all of this is that it's so hard to prove because it's so hard
to model...

Greg Edlund
Advisory Engineer, Critical Net Analysis
IBM
3650 Hwy. 52 N, Dept. HDC
Rochester, MN 55901
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03/22/99 08:12 AM ---------------------------

"Yehuda D. Yizraeli" <[email protected]> on 03/22/99 03:52:44 AM

Please respond to [email protected]

To: [email protected] (Chuck Hill)
cc: [email protected], [email protected] (bcc: Gregory R
Edlund/Rochester/IBM)
Subject: Re: [SI-LIST] : How board over-shoot under-shoot influence a

Charles, John.

Its interesting point to learn about, however the failures i am
relating to are
short term, namely not related to reliability which make parameters
different or so. According
to the current consumption, no latchup occour so it seems like changing the
reference
of the input buffers or so and i can not understand how a glitch can do so
(theoreticaly
it might happen, but with all chip self capacitance etc...?)

anyway, thanks!!

yehuda

>
> Yehuda,
>
> There are six distinct effects I can think of:
> 1. Excessive can cause latchup in CMOS (although not likely since
latchup
> is usually controlled).
> 2. When there is no clamp diode to the supply rail, high E fields can
> create "hot carriers" in MOS devices which slowly degrade the device by
> permanently shifting the thresholds.
> 3. When there is a clamp diode to the substrate, if enough current is
> injected, the device becomes non-functional in the region around the
> substrate junction nearest the pad since it is forward biased. This
occurs
> for a period of time, and then the device regains functionality.
> 4. High E fields on MOS gates can cause migration of impurities in
poorly
> manufactured devices which leads to permanent threshold changes
(shouldn't
> happen in today's devices).
> 5. High ringing means lots of reflections that persist over time.
These
> reflections can affect subsequent switching and the exact timing of the
edges.
> 6. Of course if the MOS gate, or PN junction is avalanched, then
> destruction can occur from excessive local heating.
>
> The high voltage of the spike occurs at very low current since the inputs
> are mostly capacitive.
>
> Charles Hill, consultant
> Alta Engineering
> [email protected]
>
>
> At 12:00 PM 3/21/99 +0200, Yehuda D. Yizraeli wrote:
> >Hello SI experts,
> >
> >
> > Its good design practice to have a non reflective board design,
however i
> >would like to understand the nature of the failure caused by the
reflections.
> >
> > One failure mechanism is double triggering, but assuming the
reflections
> acuse
> >an overvoltage (over the power supply value, or under ground value) BUT
> not ringing through
> >thetriggering point, how can a chip be affected by this ringing....?
Does
> it make the input
> >buffer levels lower (hey hey hey, its spikes, short term influence,
> doesn't it???).
> >
> >
> >
> > Any help, article and/or any pointer is appreciated.!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > regards, yehuda
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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