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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2022
Macom Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., Lowell, MA (US);
Timothy Boles, Santa Clara, CA (US);
David Hoag, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Luis Baez, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Margaret Barter, Santa Clara, CA (US);
James Brogle, Santa Clara, CA (US);
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., Lowell, MA (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device architecture includes a silicon substrate having sidewalls that are passivated by encapsulating the sidewalls in dielectric materials having high electric field strength. Encapsulating all the sidewalls using high field strength dielectric materials eliminates electrical paths in air or vacuum and confines the electric fields in these high field strength materials, increasing the breakdown voltage relative to unencapsulated devices and allowing the device to withstand greater standoff voltages. In some cases, encapsulating the sidewalls in this manner can allow the device to withstand voltages of 500V or greater.