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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hongbin Zhu, Boise, ID (US);
Minsoo Lee, Boise, ID (US);
Gordon A. Haller, Boise, ID (US);
Philip J. Ireland, Nampa, ID (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/58 (2006.01); H01L 23/532 (2006.01); H01L 21/3065 (2006.01); H01L 21/3205 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/585 (2013.01); H01L 21/3065 (2013.01); H01L 21/32051 (2013.01); H01L 23/53271 (2013.01); H01L 23/562 (2013.01); H01L 2924/1432 (2013.01); H01L 2924/1434 (2013.01); H01L 2924/3512 (2013.01);
Abstract
Guard ring technology is disclosed. In one example, an electronic component guard ring can include a barrier having a first barrier portion and a second barrier portion oriented end to end to block ion diffusion and crack propagation in an electronic component. The guard ring can also include an opening in the barrier between the first and second barrier portions extending between a first side and a second side of the barrier. Associated systems and methods are also disclosed.