Composite integrated circuits and methods for wireless interactions therewith
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1. A device, comprising:
- a first circuit layer comprising a wireless power transfer (WPT) device configured to extract energy from an electromagnetic signal and provide an output voltage;
a first chip electrically connected to the first circuit layer; and
a first tracking circuit disposed in the first chip, the first tracking circuit configured to be powered by the output voltage of the WPT device and to output tracking data in response to an instruction extracted from the electromagnetic signal.
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Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) includes a first circuit layer that includes a first wireless power transfer (WPT) device, a first chip electrically connected to the first circuit layer, and a first tracking circuit disposed in the first chip. The first WPT device may be configured to extract energy from an electromagnetic signal and provide an output voltage. The first tracking circuit may be powered by the output voltage of the first WPT device and may output tracking data in response to an instruction extracted from the electromagnetic signal.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a first circuit layer comprising a wireless power transfer (WPT) device configured to extract energy from an electromagnetic signal and provide an output voltage; a first chip electrically connected to the first circuit layer; and a first tracking circuit disposed in the first chip, the first tracking circuit configured to be powered by the output voltage of the WPT device and to output tracking data in response to an instruction extracted from the electromagnetic signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of outputting tracking data with a device, the method comprising:
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generating, by a wireless power transfer (WPT) device of an integrated circuit (IC), an output voltage by extracting energy from an electromagnetic signal; transmitting the output voltage from the WPT device to a first chip of the IC; powering a tracking circuit in the first chip with the output voltage; and with the tracking circuit, outputting tracking data of the first chip of the IC in response to an instruction extracted from the electromagnetic signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of testing a semiconductor structure, the method comprising:
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causing a wireless power transfer (WPT) device of the semiconductor structure to generate an output voltage by extracting energy from an electromagnetic signal; and executing a test of the semiconductor structure by using a tracking circuit embedded in a first chip of the semiconductor structure, the tracking circuit powered by the output voltage from the WPT device, wherein the WPT device is embedded in a portion of the semiconductor structure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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