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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2014
Applicants:
Mark D. Hall, Austin, TX (US);
Mehul D. Shroff, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mark D. Hall, Austin, TX (US);
Steven G. H. Anderson, Austin, TX (US);
Mehul D. Shroff, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/26 (2014.01); H01L 27/06 (2006.01); G01R 31/3181 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2632 (2013.01); G01R 31/2644 (2013.01); H01L 27/0629 (2013.01); G01R 31/31816 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, first electronic circuitry formed on the substrate, a first diode buried in the substrate under the first electronic circuitry, and a first fault detection circuit coupled to the first diode to detect energetic particle strikes on the first electronic circuitry.