Apparatus for isolating a conductive region from a substrate during manufacture of an integrated circuit and connecting the conductive region to the substrate after manufacture
US6137119A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10B12/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes an enable terminal, a semiconductor substrate, a conductive region, and a transistor. A substrate region is disposed within the substrate, and the conductive region is electrically isolated from both the substrate and the substrate region. The transistor includes a first terminal that is coupled to the substrate region, a second terminal that is coupled to the conductive region, and a control terminal that is coupled to the enable terminal.
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