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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. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Gordon M. Grivna, Mesa, AZ (US);
Gary H. Loechelt, Tempe, AZ (US);
John Michael Parsey, Jr., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Mohammed Tanvir Quddus, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Gordon M. Grivna, Mesa, AZ (US);
Gary H. Loechelt, Tempe, AZ (US);
John Michael Parsey, Jr., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Mohammed Tanvir Quddus, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/108 (2006.01); H01L 29/94 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device is formed having a trench structure. The trench structure includes a single crystalline semiconductor plug formed along exposed upper surfaces of the trench. In one embodiment, the single crystalline semiconductor plug seals the trench to form a sealed core.