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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Gerald K. Bartley, Rochester, MN (US);
Philip R. Germann, Oronoco, MN (US);
David P. Paulsen, Dodge Center, MN (US);
John E. Sheets, Ii, Zumbrota, MN (US);
Inventors:
Gerald K. Bartley, Rochester, MN (US);
Philip R. Germann, Oronoco, MN (US);
David P. Paulsen, Dodge Center, MN (US);
John E. Sheets, II, Zumbrota, MN (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system comprises a first integrated circuit (IC) chip that includes a first electronic component; a second IC chip that includes a second electronic component; a through silicon via (TSV) in the second IC chip that electrically couples the first electronic component to the second electronic component; and a signal gating transistor that fully occludes the TSV.