Method for providing and removing discharging interconnect for chip-on-glass output leads and structures thereof
AssigneeQUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
InventorChen-Jean Chou
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Abstract
Microelectronic devices may be fabricated while being protected from damage by electrostatic discharge. In one embodiment, a shorting circuit is connected to elements of the microelectronic device, where the microelectronic device is part of a chip-on-glass system. In one aspect of this embodiment, a portion of the shorting circuit is in an area of a substrate where a microchip is bonded. In another embodiment, shorting links of the shorting circuit are comprised of a fusible material, where the fusible material may be disabled by an electrical current capable of fusing the shorting links.
Claims27
A partially fabricated microelectronic device, comprising:
- an array of electronic devices on a substrate;
- conductive leads connecting to the electronic devices, wherein at least two leads connect to each electronic device;
- a shorting structure;
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- a plurality of shorting links in electrical connection with the conductive leads and the shorting structure;
- wherein the shorting structure or the shorting links are at least partially located in a microchip bonding area of the substrate and the shorting links or the shorting structure are configured so as to be at least partially removable.
A partially fabricated display unit, comprising:
- a display array comprised of a plurality of display elements arranged upon a substrate;
- conductive leads connecting to the display elements, wherein at least two leads connect to each display element;
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- a plurality of shorting links in electrical connection with the conductive leads and configured such that all of the conductive leads are electrically connected;
- wherein the shorting links are comprised of a fusible material and are configured so as to be disabled by an electrical current capable of fusing the shorting links.
A display device, comprising:
- a display array comprised of a plurality of display elements arranged upon a substrate;
- conductive leads connecting to the display elements, wherein at least two leads connect to each display element;
- a shorting structure;
- an electronic device comprising contacts in electrical connection with the conductive leads;
- and
- a plurality of fused shorting links.
A partially fabricated display device, comprising:
- means for displaying image data;
- means for electrically connecting the displaying means;
- and
- means for shorting the electrical connecting means, wherein the shorting means is configured to be disabled by an electrical current capable of fusing the shorting means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.