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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Applicant:
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Chung-Yu Huang, Tainan, TW;
Kuan-Cheng Su, Taipei, TW;
Tien-Hao Tang, Hsinchu, TW;
Ping-Jui Chen, Pingtung County, TW;
Po-Ya Lai, Changhua County, TW;
Assignee:
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0262 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) unit is described, including a first device, and a second device coupled to the first device in parallel. In an ESD event, the first device is turned on before the second device is turned on. The second device may be turned on by the turned-on first device to form an ESD path in the ESD event.