Patent ID: 7309897

Claim:
An electrostatic discharge protector for an integrated circuit, wherein the integrated circuit has a terminal, the electrostatic discharge protector comprising: a substrate comprising a first semiconductor material with a first dopant type; a plurality of drain segments adjoining a top surface of the substrate, each of the drain segments having a central region and a peripheral region, and each of the drain segments comprising: (a) a diffusion element comprising a second semiconductor material with a second dopant type, the second dopant type being different from the first dopant type, and (b) a connector adapted to couple the diffusion element to the terminal, the connector comprising: (i) a first conductor, (ii) a second conductor, (iii) a third conductor, (iv) a central via set in the central region of the drain segment to couple the second conductor to the third conductor, and (v) a peripheral via set in the peripheral region of the drain segment to couple the first conductor to the second conductor; and a plurality of source segments adjoining the substrate and laterally interlaced with the drain segments, the source segments comprising a third semiconductor material with the second dopant type.