Energy-absorbing stable guard ring

Details Energy-absorbing stable guard ring Energy-absorbing stable guard ring

1997-12-31

2000-12-19

Loke, Steven H.

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Physical configuration of semiconductor

With peripheral feature due to separation of smaller...

257659, 257508, 257758, 257797, H01L 23544, H01L 23552, H01L 2900, H01L 2348

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061630659

ABSTRACT:
An integrated circuit (IC) is provided. The IC includes a substrate and at least one dielectric layer and a metal layer formed upon the substrate. The at least one dielectric layer and metal layer form a die active area. The IC further includes a guard ring, enclosing the die active area. The guard ring has zig-zag shaped portions at corners thereof.

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patent: 5652459 (1997-07-01), Chen
patent: 5834829 (1998-11-01), Dinkel et al.
patent: 5936311 (1999-08-01), Watrobski et al.

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