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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Pierre Maillard, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey Barton, San Jose, CA (US);
Austin H. Lesea, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
XILINX, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/552 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/552 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor package with thermal neutron shielding is disclosed. The semiconductor package includes a substrate and an integrated circuit die disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor package also has a thermal neutron shield including a shielding material. The shielding material includes boron-10 and is configured to inhibit a portion of thermal neutrons that encounter the thermal neutron shield from passing through the thermal neutron shield.