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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2019
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Fen Chen, Williston, VT (US);
Jeffrey P. Gambino, Gresham, OR (US);
Carole D. Graas, Jericho, VT (US);
Wen Liu, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Prakash Periasamy, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/22 (2006.01); G01R 27/26 (2006.01); G01D 5/24 (2006.01); H03K 17/955 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/223 (2013.01); G01D 5/2405 (2013.01); G01R 27/2605 (2013.01); G01D 5/24 (2013.01); H03K 17/955 (2013.01);
Abstract
Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture are provided. The moisture detection structure includes chip edge sealing structures including at least one electrode forming a capacitor structured to detect moisture ingress within an integrated circuit. The at least one electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor is biased to ground and to a moisture detection circuit or vice versa, respectively.