Fragmenting computer chips

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10290594-B2
Application number	US-201615222056-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 28, 2016
Priority date	Jul 28, 2016
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

A method comprising bonding a first substrate to a second substrate. The first substrate includes a layer of one or more pairs of reactive material. The method comprising triggering a reaction between the one or more pairs of reactive material and fragmenting the second substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An integrated circuit (IC) assembly comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate, wherein the second substrate is bonded to the first substrate;
one or more IC components, wherein the one or more IC components are formed on the second substrate on a side opposite to a bond between the first substrate and the second substrate;
a layer of one or more pairs of reactive materials, wherein the layer of one or more pairs of reactive materials are formed on the first substrate on a side opposite to the bond between the first substrate and the second substrate; and
a plurality of vias composed of a first material, wherein the first material includes a different acoustic impedance than a second material included in the second substrate, wherein the second material included in the second substrate is in direct contact with the first material in the plurality of vias.

2. The IC assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
the plurality of vias composed of the first material, wherein the first material includes one or both of: i) a different thermal expansion coefficient than a second material included in the first substrate and ii) a different acoustic impedance than the second material included in the first substrate, wherein the second material included in the first substrate is in direct contact with the first material in the plurality of vias.

3. The IC assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate is stressed glass that is thinned by one or both grinding and etching in order to remove a portion of an outer compressive layer.

4. The IC assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of vias composed of a first material, wherein the first material includes a different acoustic impedance than a second material included in the first substrate, wherein the second material included in the first substrate is in direct contact with the first material in the plurality of vias.

5. The IC assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a barrier layer between each reactive material of the layer of the one or more pairs of reactive materials.

6. The IC assembly of claim 5 , wherein the barrier layer is a multilayer stack composed of two or more materials.

7. The IC assembly of claim 5 , wherein the barrier layer is a transition metal.

8. The IC assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
an insulation layer between the first substrate and the layer of the one or more pairs of reactive materials.

9. The IC assembly of claim 8 , wherein the insulation layer is over the first substrate with the plurality of vias composed of the first material.

10. An integrated circuit (IC) assembly comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate, wherein the second substrate is bonded to the first substrate;
one or more IC components, wherein the one or more IC components are formed on the second substrate on a side opposite to a bond between the first substrate and the second substrate;
a layer of one or more pairs of reactive materials, wherein the layer of one or more pairs of reactive materials are formed on the first substrate on a side opposite to the bond between the first substrate and the second substrate; and
one or more layers composed of a first material, wherein the first material includes a different acoustic impedance than a second material included in the second substrate, wherein the second material included in the second substrate is in direct contact with the first material in the one or more layers.

11. The IC assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first material includes one or both of: i) a different thermal expansion coefficient than a second material included in the first substrate and ii) a different acoustic impedance than the second material included in the first substrate, wherein the second material included in the first substrate is in direct contact with the first material in the one or more layers.

12. The IC assembly of claim 10 , further comprising:
a plurality of vias composed of a first material, wherein the first material includes a different acoustic impedance than a second material included in the first substrate, wherein the second material included in the first substrate is in direct contact with the first material in the plurality of vias.

13. The IC assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first substrate is stressed glass that is thinned by one or both grinding and etching in order to remove a portion of an outer compressive layer.

14. The IC assembly of claim 10 , further comprising:
a barrier layer between each reactive material of the layer of the one or more pairs of reactive materials.

15. The IC assembly of claim 14 , wherein the barrier layer is a multilayer stack composed of two or more materials.

16. The IC assembly of claim 14 , wherein the barrier layer is a transition metal.

17. The IC assembly of claim 10 , further comprising:
an insulation layer is between the one or more layers composed of the first material and the layer of the one or more pairs of reactive materials.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Cabral Jr Cyril
• Rodbell Kenneth P

Classifications

• H10W42/40

  protecting against tampering, e.g. unauthorised inspection or reverse engineering · CPC title

• H10W42/00

  Arrangements for protection of devices (arrangements for thermal protection H10W40/00) · CPC title

• H10W42/405 Primary

  using active circuits · CPC title

• C06B45/14

  a layer or zone containing an inorganic explosive or an inorganic explosive or an inorganic thermic component · CPC title

• C06B43/00 Primary

  Compositions characterised by explosive or thermic constituents not provided for in groups C06B25/00 - C06B41/00 · CPC title