US 12,255,201 B2
ESD structure
Chun-Chia Hsu, Kaohsiung (TW); Tung-Heng Hsieh, Hsinchu County (TW); Yung-Feng Chang, Hsinchu (TW); Bao-Ru Young, Zhubei (TW); Jam-Wem Lee, Hsinchu (TW); and Chih-Hung Wang, Hsinchu (TW)
Assigned to TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu (TW)
Filed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu (TW)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/520,998.
Application 17/936,965 is a division of application No. 16/996,986, filed on Aug. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,532,607, issued on Dec. 20, 2022.
Application 18/520,998 is a continuation of application No. 17/936,965, filed on Sep. 30, 2022, granted, now 11,855,073.
Prior Publication US 2024/0096873 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/861 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 27/0255 (2013.01) [H01L 29/0692 (2013.01); H01L 29/861 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrostatic discharge (ESD) structure, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
a first epitaxy region with a first type of conductivity over the semiconductor substrate;
a second epitaxy region with a second type of conductivity over the semiconductor substrate;
a plurality of semiconductor layers stacked over the semiconductor substrate and between the first and second epitaxy regions;
a first conductive feature formed over the first epitaxy region and outside an oxide diffusion region;
a second conductive feature formed over the second epitaxy region and outside the oxide diffusion region;
a third conductive feature formed over the first epitaxy region and within the oxide diffusion region; and
a fourth conductive feature formed over the second epitaxy region and within the oxide diffusion region,
wherein the oxide diffusion region is disposed between the first and second conductive features,
wherein a width between the first conductive feature and the oxide diffusion region is greater than or equal to a width between the second conductive feature and the oxide diffusion region.