Diode with variable width metal stripes for improved protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD) current failure
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1. A device, comprising:
- a cathode feeder bus;
an anode feeder bus positioned opposite the cathode feeder bus;
a plurality of elongated cathode conductor stripes, each elongated cathode conductor stripe of the plurality of elongated cathode conductor stripes having a first elongate cathode end portion and a second elongate cathode end portion, the first elongate cathode end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripes being connected to the cathode feeder bus, the width of the second elongate cathode end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripes being narrower than the width of the first elongate cathode end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripes; and
a plurality of elongated anode conductor stripes, each elongated anode conductor stripe of the plurality of elongated anode conductor stripes having a first elongate anode end portion and a second elongate anode end portion, the first elongate anode end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripes being connected to the anode feeder bus, the width of the second elongate anode end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripes being narrower than the width of the first elongate anode end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripes, and at least one of the elongated cathode conductor stripes and at least one of the elongated anode conductor stripes being alternately spaced with respect to each other.
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Abstract
A diode for improved electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection against current failure includes a plurality of elongate anode and cathode conductor stripes each having first and second end portions of different widths to reduce current densities at feeder bus tie points, thereby reducing the possibility of current failure.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a cathode feeder bus;
an anode feeder bus positioned opposite the cathode feeder bus;
a plurality of elongated cathode conductor stripes, each elongated cathode conductor stripe of the plurality of elongated cathode conductor stripes having a first elongate cathode end portion and a second elongate cathode end portion, the first elongate cathode end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripes being connected to the cathode feeder bus, the width of the second elongate cathode end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripes being narrower than the width of the first elongate cathode end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripes; and
a plurality of elongated anode conductor stripes, each elongated anode conductor stripe of the plurality of elongated anode conductor stripes having a first elongate anode end portion and a second elongate anode end portion, the first elongate anode end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripes being connected to the anode feeder bus, the width of the second elongate anode end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripes being narrower than the width of the first elongate anode end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripes, and at least one of the elongated cathode conductor stripes and at least one of the elongated anode conductor stripes being alternately spaced with respect to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19)
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12. A device, comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate;
a plurality of elongate P+ doped regions in the semiconductor substrate;
a plurality of elongate N+ doped regions in the semiconductor substrate, the P+ and N+ doped regions alternately spaced from each other;
a cathode feeder bus on the semiconductor substrate;
an anode feeder bus on the semiconductor substrate, the anode feeder bus positioned opposite the cathode feeder bus;
a plurality of elongated cathode conductor stripes disposed on the N+ doped regions respectively, each elongated cathode conductor stripe of the plurality of elongated cathode conductor stripes having a first elongate cathode end portion and a second elongate cathode end portion, the first elongate cathode end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripes being connected to the cathode feeder bus, the width of the second elongate cathode end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripes being narrower than the width of the first elongate cathode end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripes; and
a plurality of elongated anode conductor stripes disposed on the P+ doped regions respectively, each elongated anode conductor stripe of the plurality of elongated anode conductor stripes having a first elongate anode end portion and a second elongate anode end portion, the first elongate anode end portion of said each elongated anode conductor stripe being connected to the anode feeder bus, the width of the second elongate anode end portion of said each elongated anode conductor stripe being narrower than the width of the first elongate anode end portion of said each elongated anode conductor stripe, the elongated cathode conductor stripes and the elongated anode conductor stripes alternately spaced from each other. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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20. A device, comprising:
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a substrate;
a cathode feeder bus disposed on the substrate;
an anode feeder bus disposed on the substrate opposite the cathode feeder bus;
a plurality of elongated cathode conductor stripes, each of said elongated cathode conductor stripe comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion disposed between the first end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripe and the second end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripe, the first end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripe being connected to the cathode feeder bus, the width of the second end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripe being narrower than the width of the first end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripe, the width of the intermediate portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripe varying between the width of the first end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripe and the width of the second end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripe in a continuous but non-differentiable manner at the locations at which the intermediate portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripe is joined to tie first end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripe and to the second end portion of each of said elongated cathode conductor stripe; and
a plurality of elongated anode conductor stripes, each of said elongated anode conductor stripe comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion disposed between the first end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripe and the second end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripe, the first end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripe being connected to the anode feeder bus, the width of the second end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripe being narrower than the width of the first end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripes the width of the intermediate portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripes varying between the width of the first end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripes and the width of the second end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripe in a continuous but non-differentiable manner at the locations at which the intermediate portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripes is joined to the first end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripes and to the second end portion of each of said elongated anode conductor stripes, the elongated conductor stripes and the elongated anode conductor stripes being interdigitated with respect to each other.
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