Patent ID: 9716016
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. An electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp, comprising: a first pad; a first active region electrically coupled to the first pad and associated with a first active substantially rounded shape; a first oxide region associated with a first oxide substantially rounded shape, the first oxide region encompassing at least some of the first active region; a second active region associated with a second active substantially rounded shape, the second active region encompassing at least some of the first oxide region; a second oxide region associated with a second oxide substantially rounded shape, the second oxide region encompassing at least some of the second active region; a third active region associated with a third active substantially rounded shape, the third active region encompassing at least some of the second oxide region, wherein the second active region is between the first active region and the third active region; a second pad electrically coupled to a first portion of the third active region; a third pad electrically coupled to a second portion of the third active region; and a metal layer divided into a plurality of wedges, the second pad electrically coupled to a first wedge of the plurality of wedges and the third pad electrically coupled to a second wedge of the plurality of wedges, wherein the first wedge is adjacent the second wedge and not in contact with the second wedge.