Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

U.S. Philips Corporation

Nxp B.v.

Dalsa Corporation

Edwin Roks

Hermanus L Peek

Robertus Adrianus Maria Wolters

Petra Elisabeth De Jongh

Jurriaan Schmitz

Daniel Wilhelmus Elisabeth Verbugt

Anton Petrus Maria Van Arendonk

Adrianus Johannes Mierop

Jan T Bosiers

Peter Opmeer

Agnes C Kleimann

Jan T J Bosiers

Alouisius W M Korthout

The semiconductor device () of the invention comprises a circuit covered by a passivation structure (). It is provided with a first and a second security element (A,B) which comprise local areas of the passivation structure (), and with a first and a second electrode (). The security elements (A,B) have a first and a second impedance, respectively, which impedances differ. This is realized in that the passivation structure has an effective dielectric constant that varies laterally over the circuit. Actual values of the impedances are measured by measuring means and transferred to an access device by transferring means. The access device comprises or has access to a central database device for storing the impedances. The access device furthermore may compare the actual values with the stored values of the impedances in order to check the authenticity or the identity of the semiconductor device.

Semiconductor device, card, system, and methods of initializing and checking the authenticity and the identity of the semiconductor device

The semiconductor device () of the invention comprises a circuit that is covered by a passivation structure. It is provided with a first security element () that comprises a local area of the passivation structure and which has a first impedance. Preferably, a plurality of security elements () is present, whose the impedances differ. The semiconductor device () further comprises measuring means () for measuring an actual value of the first impedance, and a memory (7) comprising a first memory element (A) for storing the actual value as a first reference value in the first memory element (A). The semiconductor device () of the invention can be initialized by a method wherein the actual value is stored as the first reference value. Its authenticity can be checked by comparison of the actual value again measured and the first reference value.

Semiconductor device card methods of initializing checking the authenticity and the identity thereof

The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit () on a die (), wherein the die () forms a detachable part of a wafer () comprising a plurality of dies that are separated from each other by dicing lanes (). The method comprises a step of applying a metallization pattern () in at least one of the dicing lanes () to form a communication bus comprising at least one communication bus circuit () that is part of the integrated circuit (). Said step is followed by a step wherein the integrated circuit () is tested according to a predetermined testing method which uses the communication bus circuit () to communicate with the integrated circuit (). This step is followed by a next step wherein the die () is detached from the wafer (). The communication bus circuit () is designed so as to communicate in a wafer test mode as well as in a functional mode. During the testing of the integrated circuit (), it communicates in the wafer test mode. The invention also relates to an integrated circuit () obtained by means of the manufacturing method, a wafer () comprising an integrated circuit () obtained by means of the manufacturing method, and a system comprising an integrated circuit () obtained by means of the manufacturing method.

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT OBTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID METHOD, WAFER PROVIDED WITH AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT OBTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHOD, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT OBTAINED BY MEANS OF THE METHOD

A detector and a camera system for electromagnetic radiation being integrated in a solid state substrate are disclosed. Said substrate comprises a first region of a first conductivity and a second region of a second conductivity, said first region being adjacent to said second region, and said first and second region forming a detection junction, at least part of said junction being substantially orthogonal with respect to the plane of the surface of the substrate above said detection junction. The camera system comprises a configuration of pixels in an imaging sensor being integrated in a solid state substrate, essentially each of the pixels comprising a region of a first conductivity type being at least partly surrounded by a region of a second conductivity type, thereby forming a junction region, and wherein the region of the first conductivity type includes at least one contact area. The camera system further comprises means for collecting charge carriers being generated by the radiation impinging on said substrate at least in said region of said first conductivity type and in said junction region, in said contact area.

Solid state imaging sensor in a submicron technology and method of manufacturing and use of a solid state imaging sensor

A charge coupled imaging device includes a matrix of elements for converting an image projected onto the matrix into a frame of charge packets, along with a system of vertical charge transport channels ( ) and a horizontal read-out register (C). A structure is provided for dumping unnecessary lines into a removal region in a certain operating mode. These lines are dumped at the transition between the imaging section and the memory section. The imaging device includes an imaging section (A) and a separate memory section (B) as well as a removal region ( ) situated below the matrix as an anti-blooming provision. Unnecessary lines may be dumped, for example, into the substrate in that the transport in the imaging section is continued during frame transport while at the same time the transport in the memory section is stopped. To prevent or at least reduce aliasing, the charge pattern in the imaging section is displaced while an image is being captured such that, within a group of k lines of which only one line will be sampled, the remaining, unused k&minus; lines being dumped, the selected line will contain charge originating from the non-selected lines.

Charge coupled imaging device and method in which redundant lines can be dumped

The invention relates to a charge coupled device with a buried channel in which charge is detected by a MOST (MOS transistor) incorporated in the channel and having a surface channel of the conductivity type opposed to that of the charge coupled device. The source zone is situated in the centre of the CCD channel and is formed simultaneously with the channel bounding zone. The gate electrode comprises two portions situated on either side of the source zone, which portions, seen at the surface, do not overlap the source and drain zones. Below the gate electrode, a zone is formed of the same conductivity type as but with a higher doping than the CCD channel, which zone forms a charge storage region for the charge packet to be read out during the reading-out process. The source and drain zones are connected to the MOST channel region by means of extensions. The detector can be manufactured in a self-aligned manner, has a high charge storage capacity, a good noise behaviour, and a high speed.

Charge coupled device and imaging device having a charge coupled device

It is known to reduce the leakage current or dark current in charge-coupled devices with buried channels such as, for example, charge-coupled imaging devices by bringing the surface to the inverted state. In such a device, however, it is not possible to empty the channel completely locally in usual manner in that the charge is drained off through the substrate by means of a voltage pulse applied to the gates (charge reset). To be able to carry out charge reset nevertheless, the voltage pulse is applied between the substrate and the intermediate zone interposed between the substrate and the CCD channel. Since this voltage pulse is active over the entire range of the device, the device also prevents charge from being removed in locations where this is not desired when the pulse is applied. It is possible in this manner to carry out charge reset, for example, in the imaging section only, in imaging devices without removing the information which is simultaneously in store in the memory section and/or in the read-out register.

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