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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:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Peter A. Burke, Portland, OR (US);
Brian Pratt, Gresham, OR (US);
Prasad Venkatraman, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Peter A. Burke, Portland, OR (US);
Brian Pratt, Gresham, OR (US);
Prasad Venkatraman, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shielding structure for a semiconductor device includes a plurality of trenches. The trenches include passivation liners and shield electrodes, which are formed therein. In one embodiment, the shielding structure is placed beneath a control pad. In another embodiment, the shielding structure is placed beneath a control runner.