| CPC H10D 62/109 (2025.01) [H10D 30/668 (2025.01); H10D 64/513 (2025.01); H10D 89/611 (2025.01)] | 20 Claims | 

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               1. A method comprising: 
            growing an epitaxial layer over a substrate; 
                forming a plurality of gates in the epitaxial layer; 
                forming a breakdown voltage enhancement and leakage prevention structure in the epitaxial layer, comprising a plurality of n-type wells and a plurality of p-type wells arranged in an alternating manner, and a body ring structure; 
                forming a source in the epitaxial layer and a gate-source Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) diode structure over the epitaxial layer; 
                forming a source contact connected to the source and a first terminal of the gate-source ESD diode structure, and a gate contact connected to the plurality of gates and a second terminal of the gate-source ESD diode structure; and 
                forming a drain contact on opposing sides of the epitaxial layer of the source contact. 
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