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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/48 (2006.01); H01L 23/485 (2006.01); H01L 23/498 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/481 (2013.01); H01L 23/485 (2013.01); H01L 23/49827 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device is provided having a bulk Si layer and an active region positioned on the bulk Si layer. The active region includes at least one semiconductor component defined by a device layout or functions of the electronic device. An opaque structure is positioned on the bulk Si layer or within the bulk Si layer. The opaque structure is configured to prevent visual or IR imaging of the electronic device to determine the device layout or functions.