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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arnaud Yves Lepert, Lafayette, CA (US);
Frederic Denis Raynal, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
UPEK, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/120 ; G06K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/120 ; G06K 9/00 ;
Abstract
A structure and method for dissipating charges comprising an underlying dielectric layer disposed over capacitor plates of sensor circuitry, and a conductive path and passivation layers disposed over the underlying dielectric layer wherein the conductive pad forms an electrically conductive path over at least a portion of the plates and diffuses electrostatic charges at the surface of the integrated circuit.