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US 9,317,802 B2Granted
Detecting water intrusion in electronic devices
AssigneeGlobalfoundries Inc.
InventorsTravis R. Hebig, Joseph Kuczynski, Steven R. Nickel
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Abstract
A device includes a device casing and a water-soluble circuit located within the device casing. An identification code is encoded on the circuit. The identification code is associated with the device.
Claims20
An electronic device comprising:
- a device casing;
- one or more components located within the device casing, the one or more components configured to perform the functions of the electronic device;
- a water-soluble circuit located within the device casing;
- and
- an identification code encoded on the water-soluble circuit, the identification code associated with the electronic device.
2 more elements
A method for manufacturing an electronic device, the method comprising:
- installing a water-soluble circuit within a casing of an electronic device that further includes one or more components configured to perform the functions of the electronic device, the water-soluble circuit encoded with an identification code, and the identification code associated with the electronic device.
A method for detecting water intrusion in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- installing a water-soluble circuit within a casing of an electronic device that further includes one or more components configured to perform the functions of the electronic device, the circuit encoded with a first identification code, and the first identification code associated with the electronic device;
- and
- placing the first identification code into a database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.