摘要 |
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection apparatus for integrated circuits is provided. The ESD protection apparatus includes an ESD protection device. The ESD protection device is disposed in a guard ring and includes a special ESD protection unit and an ESD protection unit. The special ESD protection unit is parallel to the ESD protection unit and is disposed on the edge of the ESD protection device. The special ESD protection unit includes at least a special channel area and a plurality of contact windows. The minimum spacing between the two contact windows at two sides of the special channel area in the special ESD protection unit is greater than the minimum spacing between the two contact windows at two sides of the channel area in the ESD protection unit.
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