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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James Intrater, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kailash Joshi, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Oryx Technology Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257355 ; 257489 ; 257536 ; 257632 ; 257642 ; 257650 ; 257750 ;
Abstract
A protection system for integrated circuits which prevents inadvertent damage caused by over-voltage power surges by extending the passivation layer of an integrated circuit over the bonding pads and placing a ground plane over that passivation layer so as to create an over-voltage switching element out of that combination.