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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Cyril Cabral, Jr., Mahopac, NY (US);
Gregory M. Fritz, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Conal E. Murray, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Kenneth P. Rodbell, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/06 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0203 (2014.01); H01L 23/04 (2006.01); H01L 23/34 (2006.01); H01L 23/525 (2006.01); H01L 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/576 (2013.01); H01L 23/04 (2013.01); H01L 23/06 (2013.01); H01L 23/345 (2013.01); H01L 23/525 (2013.01); H01L 23/573 (2013.01); H01L 25/16 (2013.01); H01L 31/0203 (2013.01); H01L 31/02019 (2013.01); H01L 31/02021 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide integrated circuits and methods for activating reactions in integrated circuits. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is provided having reactive material capable of being activated by electrical discharge, without requiring a battery or similar external power source, to produce an exothermic reaction that erases and/or destroys one or more semiconductor devices on the integrated circuit.