Meander resistor
US8258916B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/09701
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates in general to the field of integrated circuits, and more specifically to a meander resistor. Basically, a meander resistor can be considered as a bar resistor with the exception of the corner squares (right-angle bends). The Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) sensitivities of on-chip resistors can be a problem for both electronic manufactures and electronic component users. As others components, passive devices are known to be susceptible to ESD events. The context of this invention is to improve the reliability of the resistors during an ESD event. An ESD stress means that high current and high voltage levels are applied to the device. The device has to be able to dissipate this energy without failure.
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