- Patent Title: Vanishing via for hardware IP protection from reverse engineering
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Application No.: US15863133Application Date: 2018-01-05
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Publication No.: US10283459B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Swarup Bhunia , Haoting Shen , Mark M. Tehranipoor , Domenic J. Forte , Navid Asadizanjani
- Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US FL Gainesville
- Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
- Current Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Gainesville
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- Main IPC: H01L23/00
- IPC: H01L23/00 ; B81B7/00 ; H01L23/522 ; H01L23/525 ; H01L23/532 ; H01H59/00 ; H01H29/02 ; H01L23/528

Abstract:
A semiconductor device can include a first metal trace, a first via disposed on the first metal trace, a second metal trace disposed on the first via, and an insulator interposed between the first metal trace and the first via. The insulator can be configured to lower an energy barrier or redistribute structure defects or charge carriers, such that the first metal trace and the first via are electrically connected to each other when power is applied. The semiconductor device can further include a dummy via disposed on the first metal trace.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180197828A1 VANISHING VIA FOR HARDWARE IP PROTECTION FROM REVERSE ENGINEERING Public/Granted day:2018-07-12
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