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US 9,177,953 B2Granted
Circular semiconductor device with electrostatic discharge (ESD) device and functional device
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorJam-Wem Lee
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Abstract
One or more semiconductor devices with an electrostatic discharge (ESD) device and a functional device in a circular arrangement are provided herein. The semiconductor device comprises a first circular sector, a second circular sector, and at least two disconnect regions disposed between the first circular sector and the second circular sector. The first circular sector comprises at least one ESD device. The second circular sector comprises at least one functional device. A single semiconductor device having a circular arrangement or configuration thus has an ESD device and a functional device.
Claims20
A semiconductor device, comprising:
- a first circular sector defined by a first radius, a second radius and a first arc connected there between, the first circular sector comprising:
- a first electrostatic discharge (ESD) device comprising:
- a first source region;
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- a first central drain region;
- a second circular sector defined by a third radius, a fourth radius and a second arc connected there between, the second circular sector comprising:
- a first functional device comprising:
- a second source region;
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- a second central drain region in contact with the first central drain region;
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- a first disconnect region disposed between the first source region and the second source region.
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A semiconductor device having a circular configuration, the semiconductor device comprising:
- a first circular sector defined by a first radius, a second radius and a first arc connected there between, the first circular sector comprising:
- a first electrostatic discharge (ESD) device, the first ESD device comprising:
- a first source region disposed over a substrate and having a first conductivity type;
- a first central drain region disposed over the substrate and having the first conductivity type, the first central drain region spaced apart from the first source region;
- a first field oxide region disposed over the substrate between the first source region and the first central drain region;
- a first gate region disposed over the substrate between the first field oxide region and the first source region;
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- a current diversion region disposed in the substrate near the first central drain region, the current diversion region having a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type and configured to inhibit current crowding at the first central drain region;
- a second circular sector defined by a third radius, a forth radius and a second arc connected there between, the second circular sector comprising:
- a first functional device, the first functional device comprising:
- a second source region disposed over the substrate;
- a second central drain region disposed over the substrate, the second central drain region spaced apart from the second source region;
- a second field oxide region disposed over the substrate between the second source region and the second central drain region;
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- a second gate region disposed over the substrate between the second field oxide region and the second source region;
- a first disconnect region disposed between the first source region and the second source region;
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- a second disconnect region disposed between the first source region and the second source region, wherein:
- the first source region and second source region form a substantially cylindrical shape having a circumference, the first disconnect region disposed at a first location along the circumference and the second disconnect region disposed at a second location along the circumference.
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A semiconductor device having a circular configuration, the semiconductor device comprising:
- a first circular sector defined by a first radius, a second radius and an arc connected there between, the first circular sector comprising:
- a first electrostatic discharge (ESD) device;
- the first ESD device comprising:
- a first source region defining an outer perimeter of the first circular sector;
- a first gate region disposed adjacent the first source region and extending along an inner edge of the first source region;
- a first field oxide region disposed adjacent the first gate region and extending along an inner edge of the first gate region;
- a first field plate region disposed adjacent the first field oxide region and extending along an inner edge of the first field oxide region;
- a current diversion region disposed adjacent the first field plate region and extending along an inner edge of the first field plate region;
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- a first central drain region adjacent the current diversion region;
- a second circular sector defined by a third radius, a forth radius and a second arc connected there between, the second circular sector comprising:
- a first functional device, the first functional device comprising:
- a second source region defining the outer perimeter of the semiconductor device;
- a second gate region disposed adjacent the second source region and extending along an inner edge of the second source region;
- a second field oxide region disposed adjacent the second gate region and extending along an inner edge of the second gate region;
- a second field plate region disposed adjacent the second field oxide region and extending along an inner edge of the second field oxide region;
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- a second central drain region adjacent the second field plate region;
- a first disconnect region disposed between the first source region and the second source region;
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- a second disconnect region disposed between the first source region and the second source region, wherein:
- the first source region and the second source region define at least a portion of a circumference of the semiconductor device, the first disconnect region disposed at a first location along the circumference and the second disconnect region disposed at a second location along the circumference.
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