14-05-2020 дата публикации
Номер: US20200152561A1
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An integrated circuit (IC) structure includes a device layer including a security-critical wire and a metal layer disposed over the device layer. The metal layer includes at least one wire and an IC porthole. The IC porthole has a perimeter that defines a shape such that, when the perimeter of the IC porthole is projected onto the device layer, the projection of the IC porthole perimeter includes at least a segment of the security-critical wire, and the at least one wire in the metal layer does not overlap the security-critical wire within the projection of the IC porthole perimeter to thereby allow post-fabrication optical inspection of the security-critical wire through the IC porthole. 1. An integrated circuit (IC) structure , comprising:a device layer including a security-critical wire; anda metal layer disposed over the device layer, the metal layer including at least one wire and an IC porthole, the IC porthole having a perimeter that defines a shape such that when the perimeter of the IC porthole is projected onto the device layer, the projection of the IC porthole perimeter includes at least a segment of the security-critical wire, wherein the at least one wire in the metal layer does not overlap the security-critical wire within the projection of the IC porthole perimeter to thereby allow post-fabrication optical inspection of the security-critical wire through the IC porthole.2. The IC structure of claim 1 , wherein the security-critical wire is a first security-critical wire claim 1 , the IC porthole is a first IC porthole claim 1 , and further comprising:a second security-critical wire disposed on the device layer; anda second IC porthole defined in the metal layer, the second IC porthole having a perimeter that defines a shape such that when the perimeter of the second IC porthole is projected onto the device layer, the projection of the second IC porthole perimeter includes at least a segment of the second security-critical wire, wherein the at least ...
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