Winbond Electronics Corporation

Wan-Yun Lin

Shi-Tron Lin

Wei-Fan Chen

Chenhsin Lien

An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device includes a semiconductor layer, a source region formed in the layer, a drain region formed in the layer, a channel region in the layer between the source and drain regions, and a gate over the channel region. A plurality of current divider segments are distributed on the drain region and extend between the gate and drain contacts. The segments can be formed of polysilicon or a field oxide.

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Wan-Yun Lin