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# Diagram [A] - The many diodes potential diodes.
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# Vin
# /-----------------^-----------------\
# | |
# GND <----+-----------+ +--^--+ Vo +--^--+ +------------+---> VDD
# | | +#####+ /---------^---------\ +#####+ | |
# | | /-------\ | | /-------\ | |
# +----+---^---+--+----^----+-----+----^----+---+-----+----^----+-----+----^----+--+----^----+--+-+
# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
# | | P+ | | N+ | | N+ | | | P+ | | P+ | | N+ | | |
# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
# | | | | [1] | | [1] | | | [2] | | [2] | | | | |
# | | | | ▁╻▁ | | ▁╻▁ | | | ╻ | | ╻ | | | | |
# | +-------+ +---◢■◣---+ +---◢■◣---+ | +---◥■◤---+ +---◥■◤---+ +---------+ | |
# | ╹ ╹ | ▔╹▔ ▔╹▔ | |
# | | [3] N-Well | |
# | P Substrate | ▁╻▁ | |
# | +--◢■◣------------------------------------------+ |
# | ╹ |
# | |
# +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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# Diode [1] - Parasitic diode between psub and ndiff
# Diode [2] - Parasitic diode between pdiff and nwell
# Diode [3] - Parasitic diode between psub and nwell
# Diagram [N] - `ndiode` -- Intentional Diode between pwell and ndiff
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# | | #
# | | #
# --+----+--+----^----+-----+----^----+--+-----+----- #
# | | | | | | | | #
# | | | P+ | | N+ | | | #
# | | | | | | | | #
# | | | | | [1] | | | #
# | | | | | ▁╻▁ | | | #
# | | +---------+ +---◢■◣---+ | | #
# | | ╹ | | #
# | | [2] P-Well | | #
# | | ╻ | | #
# | +--◥■◤--------------------------+ | #
# | ▔╹▔ | #
# | | #
# | [3] Deep N-Well | #
# | ▁╻▁ | #
# +----------------◢■◣-----------------------+ #
# ╹ #
# P Substrate #
# #
# --------------------------------------------------- #
#
# [1] - ndiode - pwell to ndiff -- intentional
# [2] - - pwell to deep-nwell -- parastic
# [3] - - psub to deep-nwell -- parastic
# Diagram [P] - `pdiode` -- Intentional Diode between pdiff and nwell
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# | | #
# | | #
# -------+--+----^----+-----+----^----+--+-----+----- #
# | | | | | | #
# | | P+ | | N+ | | #
# | | | | | | #
# | | [1] | | | | #
# | | ╻ | | | | #
# | +---◥■◤---+ +---------+ | #
# | ▔╹▔ | #
# | [2] N-Well | #
# | ▁╻▁ | #
# +--◢■◣--------------------------+ #
# ╹ #
# P Substrate #
# #
# --------------------------------------------------- #
#
# [1] - pdiode - pdiff to nwell -- intentional
# [2] - - psub to nwell -- parastic
# | | | |
# | | | |
# +-+--+----^----+---+----^----+--+---+--+----^----+-----+----^----+--+-+
# | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
# | | | P+ | | N+ | | | | P+ | | N+ | | |
# | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
# | | | [1] | | | | | | | | [2] | | |
# | | | ╻ | | | | | | | | ▁╻▁ | | |
# | | +---◥■◤---+ +---------+ | | +---------+ +---◢■◣---+ | |
# | | ▔╹▔ | | ╹ | |
# | | N-Well | | [3] P-Well | |
# | | ▁╻▁ | | ╻ | |
# | +---◢■◣----------+------------+---+--◥■◤-------------------+------+ |
# | ╹ | ▔╹▔ | |
# | [5]? | | |
# | | [4] Deep N-Well | |
# | | ▁╻▁ | |
# | +---------------◢■◣-----------------------+ |
# | ╹ |
# | P Substrate |
# | |
# +---------------------------------------------------------------------+