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dipak
Post subject: substrate terminal for passive devices Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:10 am

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In CMOS designs is there any need to connect the substrate terminal of passive devices to ground?

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jom
Post subject: Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:48 am

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It is probably best to make some sort of connection to ground. If the device is setting in a WELL (such as a PMOS) the "substrate" (not really a sub tie but an NWELL tie) is used to place the WELL to a high voltage otherwise the device will not work properly.

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