Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Field effect device – Having insulated electrode
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-17
2007-04-17
Soward, Ida M. (Department: 2822)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Field effect device
Having insulated electrode
C257S173000, C257S174000, C257S327000, C257S336000, C257S344000, C257S356000, C257S357000, C257S358000, C257S359000, C257S360000, C257S361000, C257S362000, C257S363000, C257S408000, C257S900000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10978627
ABSTRACT:
A device and method are described for forming a grounded gate NMOS (GGNMOS) device used to provide protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD) in an integrated circuit (IC). The device is achieved by adding n-wells below the source and drain regions. By tailoring the dopant concentration profiles of the p-well and n-wells provided in the fabrication process, peak dopant concentrations are moved below the silicon surface. This moves ESD conduction deeper into the IC where thermal conductivity is improved, thereby avoiding thermal damage occurring with surface conduction. The device does not require a salicidation block or additional implantation and uses standard NMOS fabrication processing steps, making it advantageous over prior art solutions.
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Cai Jun
Lo Keng Foo
Ackerman Stephen B.
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.
Pike Rosemary L. S.
Saile Ackerman LLC
Soward Ida M.
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