SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND BIDIRECTIONAL ESD PROTECTION DEVICE

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a semiconductor device. More in particular, the present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device that is particularly useful for ESD protection purposes. The semiconductor device according to the present disclosure comprises a semiconductor die; a plurality of diode unit cells integrated on the semiconductor die and being electrically connected between the first and second terminal, each unit cell comprising a first region of a first charge type in the semiconductor die and a second region of a second charge type in the semiconductor die; an isolation structure arranged in the semiconductor die, the isolation structure being configured to electrically isolate the plurality of unit cells from one another in the semiconductor die; and a plurality of contacts comprising first contacts that are electrically connected to the first terminal and second contacts that are electrically connected to the second terminal, wherein each contact among the first and second contacts is electrically connected to the first region of a respective unit cell among the plurality of unit cells and to the second region of another unit cell among the plurality of unit cells.