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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:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Sam Ziqun Zhao, Irvine, CA (US);
Chonghua Zhong, Irvine, CA (US);
Rezaur Rahman Khan, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sam Ziqun Zhao, Irvine, CA (US);
Chonghua Zhong, Irvine, CA (US);
Rezaur Rahman Khan, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/544 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for preventing damage to a unit with preventive structures are presented. In an embodiment, a unit of a collection of units includes a functional area and a preventive structure configured to prevent cracks from propagating into the functional area.