Patents by Inventor Nie LI

Nie LI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11127677
    Abstract: Provided is a resistor structure of a series resistor of an Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) device. A poly resistor is divided into N small parts, and each small part is connected to an upper-part metal layer through a respectively corresponding Contact and Via. The Contact and Via corresponding to each small part and the connected upper-part metal layer form an independent unit. A metal aluminum material is adopted for the Via and the upper-part metal layer. The metal aluminum material or an aluminum alloy material is adopted for the Contact. A heat capacity characteristic of metal aluminum is utilized, and an existing structure is ingeniously utilized, so that the resistor may be prevented from being damaged by heating caused by the same ESD current, and meanwhile, an overall size of a circuit where the ESD device is located is greatly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SICHUAN ENERGY INTERNET RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yike Li, Nie Li
  • Publication number: 20190333852
    Abstract: Provided is a resistor structure of a series resistor of an Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) device. A poly resistor is divided into N small parts, and each small part is connected to an upper-part metal layer through a respectively corresponding Contact and Via. The Contact and Via corresponding to each small part and the connected upper-part metal layer form an independent unit. A metal aluminum material is adopted for the Via and the upper-part metal layer. The metal aluminum material or an aluminum alloy material is adopted for the Contact. A heat capacity characteristic of metal aluminum is utilized, and an existing structure is ingeniously utilized, so that the resistor may be prevented from being damaged by heating caused by the same ESD current, and meanwhile, an overall size of a circuit where the ESD device is located is greatly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Yike LI, Nie LI