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Integrated circuit chip made secure against the action of electromagnetic radiation

US8138566B1 · kind B1 · utility

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29Claims
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Filing dateOct 8, 1999
Grant dateMar 20, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/181
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A chip for a chip-incorporating portable article having a card format, such as for smartcards. The chip includes a silicon substrate layer having integrated circuits in its active face defining a central processor unit and memories. The chip also includes physical means for providing physical protection against the action of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared range of wavelength longer than 1 μm.

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