United Microelectronics Corp.

Kuan-Cheng Su

Tien-Hao Tang

Chen-Hui Chung

Chang-Tzu Wang

Yi-Chung Sheng

Ping-Chen Chang

Chung-Yu Huang

Po-Ya Lai

Mei-Ling Chao

Ping-Jui Chen

Shing-Ren Sheu

Hou-Jen Chiu

Yu-Chun Chen

Wen-Hsiung Ko

Chen-Chiu Hsue

Yung-Ju Wen

Wen-Chun Chang

Yun-Chi Yang

Shing-Ren Shev

Shih-Che Yen

Water Lur

Chi-Mao Hsu

Juan-Yuan Wu

Nien-Ting Ho

Lu-An Chen

Hsiao-Pang Chou

Ya-Ting Lin

Li-Cih Wang

Yao-Chang Wang

Tzung-Lin Li

Fu-Tai Liou

Chi-Ju Lee

Sheng-Huei Dai

Chun Chiang

Chen-Wei Lee

Jhih-Ming Wang

Yao-Chin Cheng

Yu-Cheng Liao

Pei-Shan Tseng

Yi-Ning He

Fang-Hong Yao

Yen-Song Liu

Chin-Hsien Chen

Chih-Hsiang Chang

Sheng-Yu Wu

Sung-Nien Kuo

Yuan-Yu Hsieh

Jih-San Lee

Kuei-Chi Juan

Chao-Yung Lai

Chao-Yang Lin

Cheng-Li Lin

Shing-Ren Shen

Kuan-Yu Lu

Main-Gwo Chen

Hsiao-Kwang Yang

An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure, a source doped region, a drain doped region, source silicide patterns, and drain silicide patterns. The gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The source doped region and the drain doped region are disposed in the semiconductor substrate and located at two opposite sides of the gate structure in a first direction, respectively. The source silicide patterns are disposed on the source doped region. The source silicide patterns are arranged in a second direction and separated from one another. The drain silicide patterns are disposed on the drain doped region. The drain silicide patterns are arranged in the second direction and separated from one another. The source silicide patterns and the drain silicide patterns are arranged misaligned with one another in the first direction.

Electrostatic discharge protection device including source silicide pattern and drain silicide pattern

An electrostatic discharge protection structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a first well region of a first conductivity type disposed in the semiconductor substrate, a first doped region of the first conductivity type, a second doped region of a second conductivity type, a third doped region of the first conductivity type, and a fourth doped region of the second conductivity type. The first and second doped regions are disposed in the first well region and connected with each other. The second doped region is an emitter of a first bipolar junction transistor. The third and fourth doped regions are disposed in the semiconductor substrate and connected with each other. The third and second doped regions are located at two opposite sides of the gate structure in a first horizontal direction. The third doped region is an emitter of a second bipolar junction transistor.

Electrostatic discharge protection structure

An ESD protection semiconductor device includes a substrate. A gate set disposed on the substrate. A plurality of source fins and a plurality of drain fins having a first conductivity type are disposed in the substrate respectively at two sides of the gate set. A first doped fin is disposed in the substrate and positioned in between the source fins and spaced apart from the source fins. The first doped fin comprises a second conductivity type that is complementary to the first conductivity type. A second doped fin is formed in one of the drain fins and isolated from the one of the drain fins by an isolation structure. The second doped fin is electrically connected to the first doped fin.

Electrostatic discharge protection semiconductor device

A silicon controlled rectifier includes a substrate, an N-type well, a P-type well, a gate structure, a first N-type doped region, a second N-type doped region, a first P-type doped region, a second P-type doped region, a first STI, and a second STI. The N-type well and the P-type well are disposed in the substrate. The gate structure is disposed on the P-type well. The first N-type doped region is disposed in the N-type well at one side of the gate structure. The second N-type doped region is disposed in the P-type well at another side of the gate structure. The first P-type doped region is disposed in the N-type well. The second P-type doped region is disposed in the P-type well. The first STI is between the first N-type and first P-type doped regions. The second STI is between the second N-type and second P-type doped regions.

An ESD protection semiconductor device is disclosed. The ESD protection semiconductor device includes a substrate and a gate set disposed on the substrate. A plurality of source fins and a plurality of drain fins are formed in the substrate respectively at two sides of the gate set. At least a first doped fin is formed in the substrate at one side of the gate set the same as the source fins. A plurality of isolation structures are formed in one of the drain fins to define at least a second doped fin in the one of the drain fins. The source fins and the drain fins are of a first conductivity type. The first doped fin is of a second conductivity type that is complementary to the first conductivity type. The first doped fin and the second doped fin are electrically connected to each other.

An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device includes a substrate, a first gate group and a second gate group on the substrate, a drain region and a fourth doped region respectively at two sides of the first gate group, a source region and the fourth doped region respectively at two sides of the second gate group, a first doped region in the substrate and surrounded by the drain region, and a second doped region in the substrate and surrounded by the fourth doped region. The drain region and the source region have a first conductivity type. The first doped region and the second doped region have a second conductivity type complementary to the first conductivity type. The drain region is electrically connected to an input/output pad. The source region is electrically connected to a ground pad. The first doped region and the second doped region are electrically connected to each other.

A grounded gate NMOS transistor includes a P-type substrate, P-well region in the P-type substrate, and a gate finger traversing the P-well region. The gate finger has a first spacer on a first sidewall and a second spacer on a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall. An Ndrain doping region is disposed in the P-type substrate and is adjacent to the first sidewall of the gate finger. The Ndrain doping region is contiguous with a bottom edge of the first spacer. An Nsource doping region is disposed in the P-type substrate opposite to the Ndrain doping region. The Nsource doping region is kept a predetermined distance from a bottom edge of the second spacer. A Ppick-up ring is disposed in the P-well region and surrounds the gate finger, the Ndrain doping region, and the Nsource doping region.

Grounded gate NMOS transistor having source pulled back region

An ESD protection semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate set formed on the substrate, a source region and a drain region formed in the substrate respectively at two sides of the gate set, and at least a doped region formed in the source region. The source region and the drain region include a first conductivity type, and the doped region includes a second conductivity type complementary to the first conductivity type. The doped region is electrically connected to a ground potential.

An ESD protection semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate set formed on the substrate, a source region and a drain region formed in the substrate respectively at two sides of the gate set, at least a first doped region formed in the source region, and at least a second doped region formed in the drain region. The source region, the drain region and the second doped region include a first conductivity type, and the first doped region includes a second conductivity type. The first conductivity type and the second conductivity type are complementary to each other. The second doped region is electrically connected to the first doped region. The gate set includes at least a first gate structure, a second gate structure, and a third gate structure.

A layout structure of an ESD protection semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first doped region, a pair of second doped regions, a pair of third doped regions, at least a first gate structure formed within the first doped region, and a drain region and a first source region formed at two sides of the first gate structure. The substrate, the first doped region and the third doped regions include a first conductivity type. The second doped regions, the drain region and the first source region include a second conductivity type complementary to the first conductivity type. The first doped region includes a pair of lateral portions and a pair of vertical portions. The pair of second doped regions is formed under the pair of lateral portions, and the pair of third doped regions is formed under the pair of vertical portions.

Electrostatic discharge protection semiconductor device and layout structure of ESD protection semiconductor device

An ESD protection device includes a semiconductor substrate, a well, a gate structure, a first source/drain region, a second source/drain region, a first doped region, and a second doped region. The well is disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The gate structure is disposed on the well. The first source/drain region and the second source/drain region are disposed in the well and disposed at two opposite sides of the gate structure respectively. The first doped region is disposed in the first source/drain region. The second doped region is disposed in the second source/drain region. A conductivity type of the first doped region is complementary to that of the first source/drain region. A conductivity type of the second doped region is complementary to that of the second source/drain region. A conductivity type of the well is complementary to that of the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region.

Electrostatic discharge protection device and manufacturing method thereof

A semiconductor device comprises a fin shaped structure, a shallow trench isolation, a diffusion break structure and a gate electrode. The fin shaped structure is disposed on a substrate. The shallow trench isolation is disposed in the substrate and surrounds the fin shaped structure. The diffusion break structure is disposed in the fin shaped structure, and the gate electrode is disposed across the fin shaped structure.

Semiconductor device

An electrostatic discharge protection semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate set positioned on the substrate, a source region and a drain region formed in the substrate respectively at two sides of the gate set, at least a first doped region formed in the drain region, and at least a second doped region formed in the substrate. The source region and the drain region include a first conductivity type, the first doped region and the second doped region include a second conductivity type, and the first conductivity and the second conductivity type are complementary to each other. The first doped region and the second doped region are electrically connected to each other.

A layout structure is provided. The layout structure includes a substrate, a gate conductive layer, a first doped region having a first conductivity, a second doped region having the first conductivity, and a third doped region having a second conductivity. The gate conductive layer is formed on the substrate. The first doped region the second doped region are formed in the substrate and located at two sides of the gate conductive layer. The third doped region is formed in the substrate and adjacent to the second doped region. The third doped region and the second doped region form a diode. The gate conductive layer, the first doped region, and the third doped region are connected to ground, and the second doped region is connected to an input/output pad.

Layout structure for electrostatic discharge protection

A fin type ESD protection device includes at least one first fin, at least one second fin, and at least one gate structure. The first fin is disposed on a semiconductor substrate, and a source contact contacts the first fin. The second fin is disposed on the semiconductor substrate, and a drain contact contacts the second fin. The first fin and the second fin extend in a first direction respectively, and the first fin is separated from the second fin. The gate structure is disposed between the source contact and the drain contact. The first fin is separated from the drain contact, and the second fin is separated from the source contact.

Fin type electrostatic discharge protection device

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