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Radiation shielding of plastic integrated circuits

US5889316A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 1996
Grant dateMar 30, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/953
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A new and improved process by which plastic material forming the plastic body package of an integrated circuit is selectively removed and replaced with a radiation shield having a specific formulation that is customized for a given radiation environment dependent upon the space application in which the integrated circuit is to be used.

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