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Method of making a semiconductor device with a seal

US4380115A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 17, 1981
Grant dateApr 19, 1983
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/958
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A seal for a semiconductor device in which the semiconductor has a major surface with a metal layer overlying the major surface. An insulating layer of glass is formed on the metal layer and a passive sealing silicon layer is formed on the glass layer for protecting the device from contamination.

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