Adjustable high-trigger-voltage electrostatic discharge protection device
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a first doped region;
a first doped well disposed within the first doped region;
a first doped plug disposed at a location within the first doped well, said location selected to provide a first breakover voltage between the first doped plug and the first doped region;
a second doped plug disposed within the first doped region; and
an isolation structure disposed between the first and second doped plugs, wherein a second breakover voltage exists between the first doped well and the first doped region, and the first breakover voltage is less than the second breakover voltage.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a first doped region, a first doped well, a first doped plug, a second doped plug, and an isolation structure. The first doped well is disposed within the first doped region. The first doped plug is disposed within the first doped well. The second doped plug is disposed within the first doped region. The isolation structure is disposed between the first and second doped plugs. A method includes providing a first doped region. A first doped well is formed within the first doped region, and a first doped plug is formed within the first doped well. A second doped plug is formed within the first doped region, and an isolation structure is formed between the first and second doped plugs.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first doped region;
a first doped well disposed within the first doped region;
a first doped plug disposed at a location within the first doped well, said location selected to provide a first breakover voltage between the first doped plug and the first doped region;
a second doped plug disposed within the first doped region; and
an isolation structure disposed between the first and second doped plugs, wherein a second breakover voltage exists between the first doped well and the first doped region, and the first breakover voltage is less than the second breakover voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a p-type semiconductor substrate;
a first n-well disposed within the semiconductor substrate;
a first n-plug disposed at a location within the first n-well, said location selected to provide a first breakover voltage between the first doped plug and the first doped region;
a second n-plug disposed within the p-type semiconductor substrate;
an isolation structure disposed between the first and second n-plugs, wherein a second breakover voltage exists between the first n-well and the p-type semiconductor substrate, and the first breakover voltage is less than the second breakover voltage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An integrated circuit, comprising:
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an external bond pad;
a voltage source;
an ESD protection device coupled between the external bond pad and the voltage source, wherein the ESD protection device comprises;
a first doped region;
a first doped well disposed within the first doped region;
a first doped plug disposed at a location within the first doped well and coupled to the external bond pad, said location selected to provide a first breakover voltage between the first doped plug and the first doped region;
a second doped plug disposed within the first doped region and coupled to the voltage source; and
an isolation structure disposed between the first and second doped plugs, wherein the ESD protection device comprises a second breakover voltage between the first doped well and the first doped region, and the first breakover voltage is less than the second breakover voltage, and at least one integrated component coupled to the ESD protection device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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