Steven Daniel

US Patent:

20210124849, Apr 29, 2021

Filed:

Oct 29, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/667739

Inventors:

- Eindhoven, NL
Steven DANIEL - Gilbert AZ, US

International Classification:

G06F 21/87
H03K 5/24
G05F 1/56

Abstract:

Embodiments of an active shielding device and method for active shielding are disclosed. In an embodiment, an active shielding device includes current sources configured to generate currents, an analog wire shield unit connected to the current sources, a current to voltage converter connected to the analog wire shield unit and configured to generate a voltage in response to the currents that are generated by the current sources, and a voltage comparator connected to the current to voltage converter and configured to compare the voltage that is generated by the current to voltage converters with a reference voltage.

US Patent:

20210125941, Apr 29, 2021

Filed:

Oct 29, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/667837

Inventors:

- Eindhoven, NL
Steven DANIEL - Gilbert AZ, US

International Classification:

H01L 23/00
H03K 5/24
G05F 1/56
H03K 19/20
G06F 21/87

Abstract:

Embodiments of an active shielding device and method for active shielding are disclosed. In an embodiment, an active shielding device includes current sources configured to generate currents, an analog wire shield unit connected to the current sources, switches connected between the current sources and the analog wire shield unit, a current to voltage converter connected to the analog wire shield unit and configured to generate a voltage in response to the currents that are generated by the current sources and a digital control sequence for the switches, a voltage comparator connected to the current to voltage converter and configured to compare the voltage that is generated by the current to voltage converters with a reference voltage, a digital active shielding unit connected to the current sources, digital logics configured to process the digital control sequence before conducting the digital control sequence through the digital active shielding unit and after conducting the digital control sequence through the digital active shielding unit to generate a first processing result signal and a second result signal, and a digital comparator configured to compare the first processing result signal with the second result signal.

US Patent:

20200350220, Nov 5, 2020

Filed:

Apr 30, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/398508

Inventors:

- Eindhoven, NL
Adam Jerome WHITE - Phoenix AZ, US
Steven DANIEL - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

H01L 21/66
H01L 23/60
H01L 27/02
H01L 23/58
H01L 23/00
G01R 31/28

Abstract:

A chip includes a metal layer, a portion of a first sawbow line, and a portion of a second sawbow line. The portion of the first sawbow line and the portion of the second sawbow line respectively correspond to the first sawbow line and the second sawbow line in a cut state. The portions of the first and second sawbow lines may be on different layers, and the metal layer may be arranged over the portion of the first sawbow line and/or the portion of the second sawbow line to hide at least one of the portions of the sawbow lines in the cut state.