What is latchup? Explain the methods used to prevent it?
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Answer / puli
latch up is the condition in which parasitic elements
establish a low impedance path between vdd and vss resulting
undesirable effects.
use guard rings or use well,substrate taps to prevent the
latch up
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Answer / pawan hegde
1.GUARD RING , 2.Appropriate TAPS, 3.MAINTAIN WELL
PROXIMITY , 4 .Use Triple Well process , 5.Dual well
process 6 ???
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