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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Roel Daamen, Herkenbosch, NL;
Robertus Adrianus Maria Wolters, Eindhoven, NL;
Rene Theodora Hubertus Rongen, Nijmegen, NL;
Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Leuven, BE;
Roel Daamen, Herkenbosch, NL;
Robertus Adrianus Maria Wolters, Eindhoven, NL;
Rene Theodora Hubertus Rongen, Nijmegen, NL;
Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Leuven, BE;
ams International AG, Rapperswil-Jona, CH;
Abstract
Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a substrate () carrying a plurality of circuit elements; a metallization stack () interconnecting said circuit elements, said metallization stack comprising a patterned upper metallization layer comprising a first metal portion (); a passivation stack () covering the metallization stack; and a sensor including a sensing material () on the passivation stack, said sensor being coupled to the first metal portion by a via () extending through the passivation stack. A method of manufacturing such an IC is also disclosed.