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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2015
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Dolphin Abessolo Bidzo, Gertsweg, NL;
Bart van Velzen, Arnhem, NL;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device on a semiconductor substrate and a method for making the same. The device has an active region. The active region includes a gate. The active region also includes a source including a silicide portion having a source contact. The active region further includes a drain including a silicide portion having a drain contact. The source and drain each extend away from the gate along a device axis. The drain contact is laterally offset with respect to the source contact along a direction orthogonal to the device axis whereby current flow between the source contact and the drain contact has a lateral component. The device further comprises a non-silicide region located laterally between the drain contact and the source contact.