Patents by Inventor Danielle A. Thomas

Danielle A. Thomas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electrostatic discharge protection for integrated circuit sensor passivation
    Patent number: 6091082
    Abstract: A structure and method for creating an integrated circuit passivation (24) comprising, a circuit (16), a dielectric (18), and metal plates (20) over which an insulating layer (26) is disposed that electrically and hermetically isolates the circuit (16), and a discharge layer (32) that is deposited to form a passivation (24) that protects the circuit (16) from electrostatic discharges caused by, e.g., a finger, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Danielle A. Thomas, Frank Randolph Bryant