Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Field effect device – Having insulated electrode
Patent
1996-04-02
1998-08-04
Loke, Steven H.
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Field effect device
Having insulated electrode
257363, 257773, H01L 2362, H01L 2348
Patent
active
057897832
ABSTRACT:
A first metal layer is formed on a substrate of an integrated circuit and electrically interconnects a microelectronic device and an Input/Output (I/O) pad. A second metal layer is insulated from the first metal layer by a dielectric layer, and is connected directly only to the pad. A plurality of vias are formed through the dielectric layer, and electrically interconnect the first and second metal layers such that current can flow between the device and the pad through both metal layers and the vias. A higher scale of circuit integration is made possible by reducing the widths of the metal layers without reducing their combined current carrying capacity. An Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection device is connected to one or both of the first and second metal layers such that current can flow from the pad to the protection device during an ESD event through both metal layers and the vias. The increased current carrying capacity provided by the two metal layers and vias increases the resistance of the metal layers to damage induced by high current flow during ESD events.
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Choudhury Ratan K.
Kapoor Ashok K.
Menon Satish
Loke Steven H.
LSI Logic Corporation
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