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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2010
Chih-chang Cheng, Hsinchu, TW;
Ruey-hsin Liu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chih-wen (Albert) Yao, Hsinchu, TW;
Ru-yi Su, Kouhu Township, Yunlin County, TW;
Fu-chih Yang, Fengshan, TW;
Chun Lin Tsai, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chih-Chang Cheng, Hsinchu, TW;
Ruey-Hsin Liu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chih-Wen (Albert) Yao, Hsinchu, TW;
Ru-Yi Su, Kouhu Township, Yunlin County, TW;
Fu-Chih Yang, Fengshan, TW;
Chun Lin Tsai, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a resistor and a voltage protection device. The resistor has a spiral shape. The resistor has a first portion and a second portion. The voltage protection device includes a first doped region that is electrically coupled to the first portion of the resistor. The voltage protection device includes a second doped region that is electrically coupled to the second portion of the resistor. The first and second doped regions have opposite doping polarities.