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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2024
Diodes Incorporated, Plano, TX (US);
Diodes Incorporated, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a drain and a source on opposing sides of an epitaxial layer, a body region and a plurality of gates formed in the epitaxial layer, an interlayer dielectric layer over the epitaxial layer, a gate-source electrostatic discharge (ESD) diode in the interlayer dielectric layer, a source contact connected to the source and a first terminal of the gate-source ESD diode structure, a gate contact connected to the plurality of gates and a second terminal of the gate-source ESD diode structure, a drain contact on opposing sides of the epitaxial layer of the source contact, a breakdown voltage enhancement and leakage prevention structure formed underneath the gate-source ESD diode structure, wherein the breakdown voltage enhancement and leakage prevention structure comprises a body ring structure.