US5481135A
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Hermetic protection for integrated circuits
Assignee: Dow Silicones Corp
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Filing: 1994-03-10
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Granted: 1996-01-02
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Expires: 2014-03-10
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to integrated circuits which are protected from the environment. Such circuits are hermetically sealed by applying ceramic layers to the top metallization.
Inventors
- 👤 Grish Chandra
- 👤 Keith W. Michael
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 15:47
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/60; H10P14/63; H10P14/6326; H10P14/6342; C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/45; C04B41/4505; C04B41/455; C04B41/4554; C04B41/52; H10P14/66; H10P14/662; H10P14/668; H10P14/6681; H10P14/6684; H10P14/6686; H10P14/69; H10P14/6902; H10P14/6903; H10P14/6905; H10P14/692; H10P14/6921; H10P14/69215; H10P14/6922; H10P14/6927; H10P14/694; H10P14/6943; H10P14/69433; H10W; H10W74/00; H10W74/40; H10W74/43; C04B2111/00; C04B2111/00474; C04B2111/00844
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
Sealed bond pads on an integrated circuit consisting essentially of: a circuit subassembly having bond pads; a first ceramic layer covering the surface of the subassembly around the bond pads; one or more additional ceramic layers selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 coatings, SiO 2 /ceramic oxide coatings, silicon coatings, silicon carbon containing coatings, silicon nitrogen containing coatings, silicon oxygen nitrogen containing coatings, silicon carbon nitrogen containing coatings and diamond like carbon coatings covering the first ceramic layer; and a non-corroding, conductive layer covering the bond pads; wherein the first ceramic layer comprises a silicon oxide ceramic material which is deposited by a process comprising coating the surface of the subassembly with hydrogen silsesquioxane resin followed by converting the resin to a ceramic layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
Sealed bond pads on an integrated circuit consisting essentially of: a circuit subassembly having bond pads; a first ceramic layer covering the surface of the subassembly around the bond pads; one or more additional ceramic layers selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 coatings, SiO 2 /ceramic oxide coatings, silicon coatings, silicon carbon containing coatings, silicon nitrogen containing coatings, silicon oxygen nitrogen containing coatings, silicon carbon nitrogen containing coatings and diamond like carbon coatings covering the first ceramic layer; and a non-corroding, conductive layer covering the bond pads; wherein the first ceramic layer comprises a silicon oxide ceramic material which is deposited by a process comprising coating the surface of the subassembly with hydrogen silsesquioxane resin followed by converting the resin to a ceramic layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The sealed bond pads of claim 1 which are interconnected and embedded within a material selected from the group consisting of organic encapsulants and silicone encapsulants.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sealed bond pads of claim 1 wherein the ceramic coating is opaque to ultraviolet and visible light.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
89 words
Sealed bond pads on an integrated circuit consisting essentially of: a circuit subassembly having bond pads; a ceramic layer covering the surface of the subassembly around the bond pads; and a non-corroding, conductive layer selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, tungsten, solder, silver filled epoxy and copper covering the bond pads; wherein the ceramic layer comprises a silicon oxide ceramic material which is deposited by a process comprising coating the surface of the subassembly with hydrogen silsesquioxane resin followed by converting the resin to a ceramic layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
Sealed bond pads on an integrated circuit consisting essentially of: a circuit subassembly having bond pads; a ceramic layer covering the surface of the subassembly around the bond pads; and a non-corroding, conductive layer selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, tungsten, solder, silver filled epoxy and copper covering the bond pads; wherein the ceramic layer comprises a silicon oxide ceramic material which is deposited by a process comprising coating the surface of the subassembly with hydrogen silsesquioxane resin followed by converting the resin to a ceramic layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The sealed bond pads of claim 4 which are interconnected and embedded within a material selected from the group consisting of organic encapsulants and silicone encapsulants.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sealed bond pads of claim 4 wherein the ceramic coating is opaque to ultraviolet and visible light.
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