sharing nwell of of device and guarding

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n-well shielding

hello all,

Is there any issue if we share nwell of PMOS wiht that of guardring ?..??

or is it better to maintaing minimum well spacing between them.??

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Is there any issue if we share nwell of PMOS with that of guardring ?..?? or is it better to maintain minimum well spacing between them.??
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Sharing an n-guardring with the nwell practically is (nearly) the same as putting nwell-taps with minimum spacing at the periphery of the nwell, which is a smart practice anyway and very much recommended for good shielding. If you want even better shielding, put a p-guardring around the nwell with (at least) minimum spacing.
An extra (minimum spacing) n-guardring around the nwell doesn't make sense, in contrary could be detrimental as to build another parasitic npn BJT with the nwell.
 

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