INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH IMPROVED SIGNAL NOISE ISOLATION AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING SIGNAL NOISE ISOLATION
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May 31, 2005
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A system-on chip (SOC) (100) and method of isolating noise in a SOC, including a plurality of noise sensitive circuit blocks (120, 220) and ESD protected pads (302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, and 314). A VDD isolation pad (302) is connected to an N well ring (124) of the first noise sensitive circuit (120) to collect noise from the substrate (110) and isolate the circuit from the P well region (112). A ground protected pad (304) is connected to an isolated P well (126) of a first noise sensitive circuit (120). The ground pad (304) collects noise from the isolated P well (126) and sends it to ground. A dedicated ground isolation pad (306) is connected to a P well ring (224) of a second noise sensitive circuit (220). The dedicated ground isolation pad (306) collects noise from the P well ring (224) and sends it to ground. The dedicated ground isolation pad (306) and the ground pad (304) collect noise that would normally propagate between the first and second noise sensitive circuits (120, 220) and additional circuits that share the same substrate (110).
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