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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
Matthias Merz, Leuven, BE;
Roel Daamen, Herkenbosch, NL;
Aurelie Humbert, Brussels, FR;
Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Leuven, BE;
Matthias Merz, Leuven, BE;
Roel Daamen, Herkenbosch, NL;
Aurelie Humbert, Brussels, FR;
Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Leuven, BE;
AMS INTERNATIONAL AG, Rapperswil-Jona, CH;
Abstract
Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising an electrode arrangement for detecting the presence of a liquid, said electrode arrangement comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein, prior to exposure of the electrode arrangement to said liquid, a surface of at least one of the first electrode and second electrode is at least partially covered by a compound that is soluble in the liquid; the electrical properties of the electrode arrangement being dependent on the amount of the compound covering said surface. An package and electronic device comprising such an IC and a method of manufacturing such an IC are also disclosed.