AU4244000A - Method and apparatus using silicide layer for protecting integrated circuits from reverse engineering - Google Patents
Method and apparatus using silicide layer for protecting integrated circuits from reverse engineeringInfo
- Publication number
- AU4244000A AU4244000A AU42440/00A AU4244000A AU4244000A AU 4244000 A AU4244000 A AU 4244000A AU 42440/00 A AU42440/00 A AU 42440/00A AU 4244000 A AU4244000 A AU 4244000A AU 4244000 A AU4244000 A AU 4244000A
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- integrated circuits
- silicide layer
- reverse engineering
- protecting integrated
- protecting
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L23/00—Details of semiconductor or other solid state devices
- H01L23/57—Protection from inspection, reverse engineering or tampering
- H01L23/573—Protection from inspection, reverse engineering or tampering using passive means
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
- H01L21/02—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
- H01L21/04—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
- H01L21/18—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table or AIIIBV compounds with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
- H01L21/28—Manufacture of electrodes on semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20 - H01L21/268
- H01L21/283—Deposition of conductive or insulating materials for electrodes conducting electric current
- H01L21/285—Deposition of conductive or insulating materials for electrodes conducting electric current from a gas or vapour, e.g. condensation
- H01L21/28506—Deposition of conductive or insulating materials for electrodes conducting electric current from a gas or vapour, e.g. condensation of conductive layers
- H01L21/28512—Deposition of conductive or insulating materials for electrodes conducting electric current from a gas or vapour, e.g. condensation of conductive layers on semiconductor bodies comprising elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table
- H01L21/28518—Deposition of conductive or insulating materials for electrodes conducting electric current from a gas or vapour, e.g. condensation of conductive layers on semiconductor bodies comprising elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table the conductive layers comprising silicides
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
- H01L21/70—Manufacture or treatment of devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate or of parts thereof; Manufacture of integrated circuit devices or of parts thereof
- H01L21/71—Manufacture of specific parts of devices defined in group H01L21/70
- H01L21/768—Applying interconnections to be used for carrying current between separate components within a device comprising conductors and dielectrics
- H01L21/76838—Applying interconnections to be used for carrying current between separate components within a device comprising conductors and dielectrics characterised by the formation and the after-treatment of the conductors
- H01L21/76895—Local interconnects; Local pads, as exemplified by patent document EP0896365
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H10D84/00—Integrated devices formed in or on semiconductor substrates that comprise only semiconducting layers, e.g. on Si wafers or on GaAs-on-Si wafers
- H10D84/01—Manufacture or treatment
- H10D84/0123—Integrating together multiple components covered by H10D12/00 or H10D30/00, e.g. integrating multiple IGBTs
- H10D84/0126—Integrating together multiple components covered by H10D12/00 or H10D30/00, e.g. integrating multiple IGBTs the components including insulated gates, e.g. IGFETs
- H10D84/0165—Integrating together multiple components covered by H10D12/00 or H10D30/00, e.g. integrating multiple IGBTs the components including insulated gates, e.g. IGFETs the components including complementary IGFETs, e.g. CMOS devices
- H10D84/0172—Manufacturing their gate conductors
- H10D84/0174—Manufacturing their gate conductors the gate conductors being silicided
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H10D84/00—Integrated devices formed in or on semiconductor substrates that comprise only semiconducting layers, e.g. on Si wafers or on GaAs-on-Si wafers
- H10D84/01—Manufacture or treatment
- H10D84/02—Manufacture or treatment characterised by using material-based technologies
- H10D84/03—Manufacture or treatment characterised by using material-based technologies using Group IV technology, e.g. silicon technology or silicon-carbide [SiC] technology
- H10D84/038—Manufacture or treatment characterised by using material-based technologies using Group IV technology, e.g. silicon technology or silicon-carbide [SiC] technology using silicon technology, e.g. SiGe
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H10D89/00—Aspects of integrated devices not covered by groups H10D84/00 - H10D88/00
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L2924/00—Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
- H01L2924/0001—Technical content checked by a classifier
- H01L2924/0002—Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Metal-Oxide And Bipolar Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
- Electrodes Of Semiconductors (AREA)
- Internal Circuitry In Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Devices (AREA)
- Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US09298293 | 1999-04-23 | ||
| US09/298,293 US6117762A (en) | 1999-04-23 | 1999-04-23 | Method and apparatus using silicide layer for protecting integrated circuits from reverse engineering |
| PCT/US2000/010106 WO2000065654A1 (en) | 1999-04-23 | 2000-04-14 | Method and apparatus using silicide layer for protecting integrated circuits from reverse engineering |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| AU4244000A true AU4244000A (en) | 2000-11-10 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU42440/00A Abandoned AU4244000A (en) | 1999-04-23 | 2000-04-14 | Method and apparatus using silicide layer for protecting integrated circuits from reverse engineering |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US6117762A (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1183729A1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP4791635B2 (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU4244000A (enExample) |
| TW (1) | TW586168B (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2000065654A1 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (33)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6396368B1 (en) | 1999-11-10 | 2002-05-28 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | CMOS-compatible MEM switches and method of making |
| US7217977B2 (en) | 2004-04-19 | 2007-05-15 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Covert transformation of transistor properties as a circuit protection method |
| US6815816B1 (en) | 2000-10-25 | 2004-11-09 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Implanted hidden interconnections in a semiconductor device for preventing reverse engineering |
| US7294935B2 (en) * | 2001-01-24 | 2007-11-13 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Integrated circuits protected against reverse engineering and method for fabricating the same using an apparent metal contact line terminating on field oxide |
| US6791191B2 (en) | 2001-01-24 | 2004-09-14 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Integrated circuits protected against reverse engineering and method for fabricating the same using vias without metal terminations |
| US6459629B1 (en) * | 2001-05-03 | 2002-10-01 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Memory with a bit line block and/or a word line block for preventing reverse engineering |
| US6774413B2 (en) | 2001-06-15 | 2004-08-10 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Integrated circuit structure with programmable connector/isolator |
| US6740942B2 (en) | 2001-06-15 | 2004-05-25 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc. | Permanently on transistor implemented using a double polysilicon layer CMOS process with buried contact |
| US6897535B2 (en) * | 2002-05-14 | 2005-05-24 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Integrated circuit with reverse engineering protection |
| US6762464B2 (en) * | 2002-09-17 | 2004-07-13 | Intel Corporation | N-p butting connections on SOI substrates |
| US7049667B2 (en) * | 2002-09-27 | 2006-05-23 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Conductive channel pseudo block process and circuit to inhibit reverse engineering |
| US6924552B2 (en) * | 2002-10-21 | 2005-08-02 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Multilayered integrated circuit with extraneous conductive traces |
| US6979606B2 (en) * | 2002-11-22 | 2005-12-27 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Use of silicon block process step to camouflage a false transistor |
| WO2004055868A2 (en) | 2002-12-13 | 2004-07-01 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Integrated circuit modification using well implants |
| GB0410975D0 (en) | 2004-05-17 | 2004-06-16 | Nds Ltd | Chip shielding system and method |
| US7242063B1 (en) | 2004-06-29 | 2007-07-10 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Symmetric non-intrusive and covert technique to render a transistor permanently non-operable |
| DE102005028905A1 (de) * | 2005-06-22 | 2006-12-28 | Infineon Technologies Ag | Transistorbauelement |
| US8168487B2 (en) * | 2006-09-28 | 2012-05-01 | Hrl Laboratories, Llc | Programmable connection and isolation of active regions in an integrated circuit using ambiguous features to confuse a reverse engineer |
| JP5135992B2 (ja) * | 2007-10-24 | 2013-02-06 | ソニー株式会社 | 半導体装置およびその製造方法 |
| DE102008014750A1 (de) | 2008-03-18 | 2009-10-01 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Gehäuse zum Schutz vor Nachbau |
| US8151235B2 (en) * | 2009-02-24 | 2012-04-03 | Syphermedia International, Inc. | Camouflaging a standard cell based integrated circuit |
| US10691860B2 (en) | 2009-02-24 | 2020-06-23 | Rambus Inc. | Secure logic locking and configuration with camouflaged programmable micro netlists |
| US9735781B2 (en) | 2009-02-24 | 2017-08-15 | Syphermedia International, Inc. | Physically unclonable camouflage structure and methods for fabricating same |
| US8510700B2 (en) | 2009-02-24 | 2013-08-13 | Syphermedia International, Inc. | Method and apparatus for camouflaging a standard cell based integrated circuit with micro circuits and post processing |
| US8418091B2 (en) | 2009-02-24 | 2013-04-09 | Syphermedia International, Inc. | Method and apparatus for camouflaging a standard cell based integrated circuit |
| US8111089B2 (en) * | 2009-05-28 | 2012-02-07 | Syphermedia International, Inc. | Building block for a secure CMOS logic cell library |
| US9437555B2 (en) | 2011-06-07 | 2016-09-06 | Verisiti, Inc. | Semiconductor device having features to prevent reverse engineering |
| US9218511B2 (en) | 2011-06-07 | 2015-12-22 | Verisiti, Inc. | Semiconductor device having features to prevent reverse engineering |
| US9287879B2 (en) | 2011-06-07 | 2016-03-15 | Verisiti, Inc. | Semiconductor device having features to prevent reverse engineering |
| US8975748B1 (en) | 2011-06-07 | 2015-03-10 | Secure Silicon Layer, Inc. | Semiconductor device having features to prevent reverse engineering |
| US9479176B1 (en) | 2013-12-09 | 2016-10-25 | Rambus Inc. | Methods and circuits for protecting integrated circuits from reverse engineering |
| DE102016124590B4 (de) | 2016-12-16 | 2023-12-28 | Infineon Technologies Ag | Halbleiterchip |
| US10923596B2 (en) | 2019-03-08 | 2021-02-16 | Rambus Inc. | Camouflaged FinFET and method for producing same |
Family Cites Families (10)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4267578A (en) * | 1974-08-26 | 1981-05-12 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Calculator system with anti-theft feature |
| US4139864A (en) * | 1976-01-14 | 1979-02-13 | Schulman Lawrence S | Security system for a solid state device |
| US4583011A (en) * | 1983-11-01 | 1986-04-15 | Standard Microsystems Corp. | Circuit to prevent pirating of an MOS circuit |
| JP2755613B2 (ja) | 1988-09-26 | 1998-05-20 | 株式会社東芝 | 半導体装置 |
| EP0463373A3 (en) | 1990-06-29 | 1992-03-25 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Local interconnect using a material comprising tungsten |
| JP2978736B2 (ja) * | 1994-06-21 | 1999-11-15 | 日本電気株式会社 | 半導体装置の製造方法 |
| US5783846A (en) * | 1995-09-22 | 1998-07-21 | Hughes Electronics Corporation | Digital circuit with transistor geometry and channel stops providing camouflage against reverse engineering |
| JPH1056082A (ja) * | 1996-08-07 | 1998-02-24 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | 半導体集積回路装置及びその製造方法 |
| US5976943A (en) * | 1996-12-27 | 1999-11-02 | Vlsi Technology, Inc. | Method for bi-layer programmable resistor |
| US6326675B1 (en) | 1999-03-18 | 2001-12-04 | Philips Semiconductor, Inc. | Semiconductor device with transparent link area for silicide applications and fabrication thereof |
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1999
- 1999-04-23 US US09/298,293 patent/US6117762A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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2000
- 2000-04-14 AU AU42440/00A patent/AU4244000A/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-04-14 JP JP2000614502A patent/JP4791635B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-04-14 WO PCT/US2000/010106 patent/WO2000065654A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2000-04-14 EP EP00922217A patent/EP1183729A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2000-04-20 TW TW089107433A patent/TW586168B/zh not_active IP Right Cessation
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| EP1183729A1 (en) | 2002-03-06 |
| US6117762A (en) | 2000-09-12 |
| JP2003520417A (ja) | 2003-07-02 |
| TW586168B (en) | 2004-05-01 |
| JP4791635B2 (ja) | 2011-10-12 |
| WO2000065654A1 (en) | 2000-11-02 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK6 | Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase |