摘要 |
An ESD protection device for an I/O pad (401); the device comprising a MOS transistor (420) having at least one elongated source region (422) and at least one elongated drain region (421) in a substrate (400) of first conductivity, the length (420a) of the source and drain regions oriented in a direction, the source tied to ground potential (430); a diode having an area including at least one elongated anode region and at least one elongated cathode region in a well of opposite conductivity, the lengths of the anode and cathode regions oriented in the same direction as the transistor regions; the diode area and the well divided normal to the lengths of the anode and cathode regions into two portions (anode portions 411x, 411y, cathode portions 412x, 412y, length portions 410x, 410y, well portions 440x, 440y); and the anode portions connected to the I/O pad, and the cathode portions connected to the transistor drain.
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