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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fong M. Chang, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Yu Chang, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/02 ; H05K 7/06 ; H05K 7/08 ; H05K 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/02 ; H05K 7/06 ; H05K 7/08 ; H05K 7/10 ;
Abstract
All-or-none operation of a series of modular load elements is ensured by routing high and low voltage lines from a power source through opposite nodes positioned at either end of the series of load elements. This arrangement prevents activation of only a portion of the load elements where electrical connection between them is not successfully established.