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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
May. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Inventors:
Stephane Mougin, Crolles, FR;
Cedric Tubert, Sassenage, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/062 (2012.01); H01L 31/113 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/75 (2013.01); G06F 21/86 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/576 (2013.01); G06F 21/75 (2013.01); G06F 21/86 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting an attack, such as by laser, on an electronic microcircuit from a backside of a substrate includes forming the microcircuit on the semiconductor substrate, the microcircuit comprising a circuit to be protected against attacks, forming photodiodes between components of the circuit to be protected, forming a circuit for comparing a signal supplied by each photodiode with a threshold value, and forming a circuit for activating a detection signal when a signal at output of one of the photodiodes crosses the threshold value.