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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2013
Applicant:
William Eli Thacker, Iii, Sanford, NC (US);
Inventor:
William Eli Thacker, III, Sanford, NC (US);
Assignee:
Secure Silicon Layer, Inc., Sanford, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/82 (2006.01); H01L 27/06 (2006.01); H01L 23/532 (2006.01); H01L 23/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/53238 (2013.01); H01L 23/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes: a base layer; a first layer located at least partially over the base layer; a second layer located at least partially over the first layer; a first metal layer located at least partially over the second layer, wherein one or more signal outputs of the electronic device are formed in the first metal layer; and a second metal layer located at least partially over the first metal layer, wherein one or more gate connection is formed in the second metal layer, wherein removing a portion of the second metal layer disrupts at least one gate connection and deactivates the device.