Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying
Patent
1994-04-22
1997-01-14
Fourson, George
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
437935, 437220, 148DIG90, 148DIG93, 505703, 505706, 505330, 427 62, H01L 2144
Patent
active
055939180
ABSTRACT:
Various techniques for forming superconductive lines are described whereby superconductive lines can be formed by stamping, etching, polishing, or by rendering selected areas of a superconductive film (layer) non-superconductive. The superconductive material can be "perfected" (or optimized) after it is formed into lines (traces). In one embodiment, trenches are etched in a substrate, the trenches are filled with superconductive material, and any excess superconductive material overfilling the trenches is removed, such as by polishing. In another embodiment, superconductive lines are formed by rendering selected areas of a superconductive layer (i.e., areas other than the desired superconductive lines) non-superconductive by "damaging" the superconductive material by laser beam heating, or by ion implantation. Superconductive lines formed according to the invention can be used to protect semiconductor devices (e.g., transistor structures) from over-current or overheating conditions such as those caused by CMOS latch-up. Current density limits and/or thermal limits of superconductors are employed to cause a superconductive trace to become non-superconductive when these limits are exceeded.
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Pasch Nicholas F.
Rostoker Michael D.
Schneider Mark
Schneider William C.
Yee Abraham
Everhart C.
Fourson George
LSI Logic Corporation
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