Method for shielding integrated circuits

Details Method for shielding integrated circuits Method for shielding integrated circuits

2005-05-04

2010-06-08

Le, Dung A. (Department: 2818)

Semiconductor device manufacturing: process

Coating with electrically or thermally conductive material

To form ohmic contact to semiconductive material

C438S614000, C438S620000, C438S622000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07732321

ABSTRACT:
A method for adding an additional layer to an integrated circuit, the method including providing an integrated circuit having an interconnect layer, depositing, over substantially all of an exposed surface of the integrated circuit, an additional layer of material whose conductivity can be altered, and selectively altering the conductivity of a first portion of the additional layer by selective annealing, to produce a sub-circuit in the additional layer, the sub-circuit being in operative electrical communication with the integrated circuit. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

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