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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2013
Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Da-Wei Lai, Singapore, SG;
Ming Li, Singapore, SG;
GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A device having a substrate defined with a device region is presented. The device region includes an ESD protection circuit having a transistor. The transistor includes a gate having first and second sides, a first diffusion region disposed adjacent to the first side of the gate and a second diffusion region displaced away from the second side of the gate. The device includes a first device well encompasses the device region and a second device well disposed within the first device well. The second device well encompasses the first diffusion region and at least a part of the gate. The device also includes a third well which is disposed within the second device well and a drain well which encompasses the second diffusion region and extends below the gate.