Electrostatic discharge protection apparatus

An electrostatic discharge protection apparatus, comprising:

• a pad;
• a drain region, covered by the pad;
• a plurality of gates, located around a periphery of the pad;
• and
• a plurality of source regions, wherein each of the source regions with respect to the gates is located at an outer periphery of the gates.

An electrostatic discharge protection, comprising:

• a pad, divided into a first portion and a second portion;
• a heavily doped P-type drain region, located under the first portion of the pad;
• a heavily doped N-type drain region, located under the second portion of the pad;
• a first gate, around an outer periphery of the first portion of the pad;
• a second gate, around an outer periphery of the second portion of the pad;
• a heavily doped P-type source region, around an outer periphery of the first gate;
• and
• a heavily doped N-type source region, around an outer periphery of the second gate.