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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2024
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/482 (2006.01); H10D 84/03 (2025.01); H10D 89/60 (2025.01); H01L 21/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/4825 (2013.01); H10D 84/038 (2025.01); H10D 89/921 (2025.01); H01L 21/56 (2013.01); H10D 89/611 (2025.01);
Abstract
An electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes: a first electrostatic discharge protection device structure; a first contact pad above the first electrostatic discharge protection device structure in a cross-sectional view; and below the first electrostatic discharge protection device structure in the cross-sectional view, a metal connection coupling the first electrostatic discharge protection device structure to a second contact pad remote from the first contact pad, wherein the metal connection in the cross-sectional view only partially overlaps the first electrostatic discharge protection device structure.