IP Library Granted Patent US 10,262,986
Granted Patent B2
US 10,262,986 · App. 15/621,772 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

Protection device and method for fabricating the protection device

Inventors: Sheng-Huei Dai (Taitung County, TW); Tzung-Lin Li (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
H01L27/0255H01L27/0288H01L29/66136H01L29/66174H01L29/94
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Patent No.
US 10,262,986
App. No.
15/621,772
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A protection device as provided includes a doped well with a first-type impurity, formed in a substrate. A first semiconductor terminal with a second-type impurity is formed on the doped well. A second semiconductor terminal with a second-type impurity is formed on the doped well separating from the first semiconductor terminal. The first semiconductor terminal is connected to a voltage level and a second semiconductor terminal is connected to a ground voltage.

Claims (16)

1. A protection device, comprising:

a doped well with a first-type impurity, formed in a substrate;

a first semiconductor terminal with a second-type impurity, formed on the doped well; and

a second semiconductor terminal with a second-type impurity, formed on the doped well separating from the first semiconductor terminal,

wherein the first semiconductor terminal and the second semiconductor terminal are both entirely disposed above a top surface of the doped well, respectively, the top surface of the doped well is coplanar with a top surface of the substrate,

wherein the first semiconductor terminal is connected to a voltage level and the second semiconductor terminal is connected to a ground voltage.

2. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the first-type impurity is P-type impurity and the second-type impurity is N-type impurity, or the first-type impurity is N-type impurity and the second-type impurity is P-type impurity.

3. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein top and bottom surfaces of the insulating layer on the doped well is coplanar with respect to top and bottom surfaces of the second semiconductor terminal and the first semiconductor terminal, respectively.

4. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor terminal serves as a gate terminal connected to a device to be protected and the second semiconductor terminal serves as a ground terminal connected to the ground voltage.

5. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein an area of the first semiconductor terminal is larger than an area of the second semiconductor terminal.

6. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor terminal and the second semiconductor terminal are a polygon shape with separation.

7. The protection device of claim 6 , wherein the polygon shape is rectangular, hexagonal, or octagonal.

8. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor terminal fully surrounds the second semiconductor terminal.

9. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein a first junction capacitor formed between the first semiconductor terminal and the doped well, and a second junction capacitor formed between the second semiconductor terminal and the doped well.

10. The protection device of claim 9 , wherein the first junction capacitor is larger than the second junction capacitor.

11. The protection device of claim 9 , wherein the first junction capacitor is connected to the second junction capacitor in series.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2017
From: DAI, SHENG-HUEI; LI, TZUNG-LIN
To: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 042696/0975 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180358351A1 · Dec 13, 2018
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