Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Housing or package – Insulating material
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-28
2005-06-28
Pham, Long (Department: 2814)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Housing or package
Insulating material
C257S678000, C257S710000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06911727
ABSTRACT:
A die has a part that is sealed with a cap. The seal can be hermetic or non-hermetic. If hermetic, a layer of glass or metal is formed in the surface of the die, and the cap has a layer of glass or metal at a peripheral area so that, when heated, the layers form a hermetic seal. A non-hermetic seal can be formed by bonding a cap with a patterned adhesive. The cap, which can be silicon or can be a metal paddle, is electrically coupled to a fixed voltage to shield the part of the die.
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Martin John R.
Roberts, Jr. Carl M.
Analog Devices Inc.
Cutler Wilmer
Ha Nathan W.
Pham Long
Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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