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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
May. 07, 2009
Steven Thijs, Willebroek, BE;
Dimitri Linten, Boortmeerbeek, BE;
David Eric Trémouilles, Villeneuve, FR;
Steven Thijs, Willebroek, BE;
Dimitri Linten, Boortmeerbeek, BE;
David Eric Trémouilles, Villeneuve, FR;
IMEC, Leuven, BE;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a MuGFET ESD protection device having a given layout by means of a given manufacturing process, the method comprising selecting multiple interdependent layout and process parameters of which a first set are fixed by said manufacturing process and a second set are variable, selecting multiple combinations of possible layout and process parameter values which meet predetermined ESD constraints; determining an optimum value for at least one other parameter in view of a predetermined design target apart from the predetermined ESD constraints; determining values for fin width (W), gate length (L) and number of fins (N) on the basis of the optimum value; and manufacturing said MuGFET ESD protection device using the given manufacturing and process values.