Nxp B.v.

Ams International Ag

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Quotainne Enterprises LLC

Aurelie Humbert

Roel Daamen

Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev

Matthias Merz

David Tio Castro

Dimitri Soccol

Romano Hoofman

Marcus Johannes Henricus Van Dal

Remco Henricus Wilhelmus Pijnenburg

Viet Nguyen Hoang

Pascal Bancken

Gilberto Curatola

Pierre Goarin

Romain Delhougne

Rafael Sablong

Viet Hoang Nguyen

Annelies Falepin

Jan Kolijn

Marcus Van Dal

Bjorn Tuerlings

Cornelis Bastiaansen

Dirk Gravesteijn

Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a substrate () carrying a plurality of circuit elements; a metallization stack () interconnecting said circuit elements, said metallization stack comprising a patterned upper metallization layer comprising a first metal portion () and a second metal portion (); a passivation stack () covering the metallization stack; a gas sensor including a sensing material portion () on the passivation stack; a first conductive portion () extending through the passivation stack connecting a first region of the sensing material portion to the first metal portion; and a second conductive portion () extending through the passivation stack connecting a second region of the sensing material portion to the second metal portion. A method of manufacturing such an IC is also disclosed.

Integrated circuit with sensor and method of manufacturing such an integrated circuit

An integrated circuit and a method of making the same. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate having a major surface. The integrated circuit also includes a thermal conductivity based gas sensor having an electrically resistive sensor element located on the major surface for exposure to a gas to be sensed. The integrated circuit further includes a barrier located on the major surface for inhibiting a flow of the gas across the sensor element.

Integrated circuit comprising a gas sensor

Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a substrate (); and an optical COsensor comprising: first and second light sensors (') on said substrate, said second light sensor being spatially separated from the first light sensor; and a layer portion () including an organic compound comprising at least one amine or amidine functional group over the first light sensor; wherein said integrated circuit further comprises a signal processor () coupled to the first and second light sensor for determining a difference in the respective outputs of the first and second light sensor. An electronic device comprising such a sensor and a method of manufacturing such an IC are also disclosed.

Integrated circuit and manufacturing method

Disclosed is an integrated circuit () comprising a semiconductor substrate () carrying a plurality of circuit elements (); and a carbon dioxide sensor () over said semiconductor substrate, said sensor comprising a pair of electrodes () laterally separated from each other; and a carbon dioxide (CO) permeable polymer matrix () at least partially covering the pair of electrodes, said matrix encapsulating a liquid () comprising an organic alcohol and an organic amidine or guanidine base. A composition for forming such a COsensor on the IC and a method of manufacturing such an IC are also disclosed.

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Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising an electrode arrangement for detecting the presence of a liquid, said electrode arrangement comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein, prior to exposure of the electrode arrangement to said liquid, a surface of at least one of the first electrode and second electrode is at least partially covered by a compound that is soluble in the liquid; the electrical properties of the electrode arrangement being dependent on the amount of the compound covering said surface. An package and electronic device comprising such an IC and a method of manufacturing such an IC are also disclosed.

Integrated circuit and manufacturing method therefor

A sensor comprising a silicon substrate having a first and a second surface, integrated circuitry provided on the first surface of the silicon substrate, and a sensor structure provided on the second surface of the silicon substrate. The sensor structure and the integrated circuitry are electrically coupled to each other.

Sensor

An integrated circuit and a method of making the same. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate. The integrated circuit also includes an electrical impedance based gas sensor located on the substrate. The sensor includes first and second electrically conductive sensor electrodes. Each sensor electrode is enclosed in an electrically conductive corrosion protection material. The sensor also includes a gas sensitive material located between the sensor electrodes. The impedance of the gas sensitive material is sensitive to a gas to be sensed.

In one example, a thermal conductivity gas sensor is disclosed. The sensor includes a sensing element and an amplification material coupled to the sensing element. The amplification material has a target gas dependent thermal diffusivity. The sensing element measures the thermal diffusivity of the amplification material to determine a target gas concentration.

Thermal conductivity gas sensor with amplification material

An integrated circuit and a method of making the same. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate. The integrated circuit also includes a relative humidity sensor on the substrate. The relative humidity sensor includes a first sensor electrode, a second sensor electrode, and a humidity sensitive layer covering the first and second electrodes. The integrated circuit further includes a thermal conductivity based gas sensor on the substrate. The thermal conductivity based gas sensor has an electrically resistive sensor element located above the humidity sensitive layer.

Integrated circuit comprising a thermal conductivity based gas sensor

A gas sensor on a semiconductor substrate. The gas sensor includes an elongate sensor element extending across an opening and has first and second opposed surfaces exposed for contact with a gas to be sensed. The first surface faces away from a major surface of the substrate. The second surface faces toward said major surface. The electrical conductivity of the elongate sensor element is sensitive to a composition and/or concentration of said gas to which the opposed first and second surfaces are exposable. The gas sensor further includes a support structure arranged to increase the mechanical robustness of the gas sensor by supporting the elongate sensor element in the opening.

Gas sensor

Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a substrate (); and an optical COsensor comprising: first and second light sensors () on said substrate, said second light sensor being spatially separated from the first light sensor; and a layer portion () including an organic compound comprising at least one amine or amidine functional group over the first light sensor; wherein said integrated circuit further comprises a signal processor () coupled to the first and second light sensor for determining a difference in the respective outputs of the first and second light sensor. An electronic device comprising such a sensor and a method of manufacturing such an IC are also disclosed.

Disclosed is a liquid immersion sensor comprising a substrate () carrying a conductive sensing element () and a corrosive agent () for corroding the conductive sensing element, said corrosive agent being immobilized in the vicinity of the conductive sensing element and being soluble in said liquid.

Liquid immersion sensor

A capacitive sensor for detecting the presence of a substance includes a plurality of upstanding conductive pillars arranged within a first layer of the sensor, a first electrode connected to a first group of the pillars, a second electrode connected to a second, different group of the pillars, and a dielectric material arranged adjacent the pillars, for altering the capacitance of the sensor in response to the presence of said substance.

Capacitive sensor for detecting the presence of a substance

A sensor () for sensing a first substance and a second substance, the sensor comprising first () and second () sensor components each comprising a first material (), the first material being sensitive to both the first substance and the second substance, the sensor further comprising a barrier () for preventing the second substance from passing into the second sensor component ().

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