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Chip Seal Ring for Enhancing the Operation of an On-Chip Loop Antenna

  • US 20080129623A1
  • Filed: 11/30/2006
  • Published: 06/05/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An integrated circuit chip, comprising:

  • a substrate having a lateral outer periphery;

    a loop antenna applied to said substrate within said lateral outer periphery;

    semiconductor circuitry located within said lateral outer periphery; and

    a metallic seal ring, applied to said substrate, located continuously around said loop antenna and said semiconductor circuitry and within said lateral outer periphery so as to inhibit ionic or other contamination from reaching said semiconductor circuitry, at least one portion of said metallic seal ring having a serpentine geometry.

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