Chip with light protection layer

Abstract

In the case of a chip (1) having an integrated circuit (2), a dielectric mirror coating (3) having at least two dielectric layers (6, 7,..... H, L, H) is applied as light protection means for the at least one integrated circuit (2) on at least one portion of the surface of the chip (1).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a chip with at least one integrated circuit and with a light protection device for the at least one integrated circuit. [0002] The invention also relates to a method for producing a chip with at least one integrated circuit and with a light protection device for the at least one integrated circuit. Background technique [0003] Because the semiconductors used in chips are usually highly light-sensitive in terms of the photoelectric effect, it is often necessary to provide light protection for the chip. [0004] Due to the semiconductor material used, the problem with the chip is that even small amounts of light in the UV, VIS and IR range incident on its unprotected surface can seriously affect or actually prevent the chip's performance due to the generated charges. Function. Also, specific security circuits (for example, those used in security chips) may be deliberately disabled by irradiation of light of a specific wavele...

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Furthermore, such epoxy coatings have a thickness that is not suitable for realizing very thin chips, such as those used in radio frequency identification applications (RFID applications), since the overall thickness of the chip would be too large due to the epoxy coating

Furthermore, there is a risk of erosion, since the added colorants in many cases have a relatively high proportion of ions

To eliminate this erosion problem, ultrapure "colorants" can be used, but due to the complex purification process required for their manufacture, these ultrapure "colorants" are very expensive

In addition, there is a problem that, in most cases, it is not possible to incorporate the photoprotective layer because the materials and methods (for example, wet chemical methods) commonly used to manufacture the photoprotective layer have the risk of introducing contamination during the chip production process. Coating is integrated in the chip production process but is performed separately from the actual manufacturing process of the chip

[0006] However, in the case of the known chip, the disadvantage has been demonstrated that the conductive material used to create the photoprotective layer promotes the generation of parasitic capacitances, which constitute a risk of impairing the mode of operation of the chip

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