Using crack arrestor for inhibiting damage from dicing and chip packaging interaction failures in back end of line structures

MW Lane, XH Liu, TM Shaw, MG Farooq… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A semiconductor product comprises a semiconductor Sub strate having a
top surface and a bottom surface including a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor …

Structure and method for making crack stop for 3D integrated circuits

MG Farooq, JA Griesemer, WF Landers… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
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Google Patents US8859390B2 - Structure and method for making crack stop for 3D integrated …

Moisture barrier capacitors in semiconductor components

HJ Barth, HH Tews - US Patent 7,812,424, 2010 - Google Patents
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US7812424B2 - Moisture barrier capacitors in semiconductor components - Google Patents …

Far back end of the line metallization method and structures

TH Daubenspeck, JP Gambino, KP McLaughlin… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Disclosed are a method for metallization during semiconduc tor wafer processing and the
resulting structures. In this method, a passivation layer is patterned with first openings …

Crack detection line device and method

B Gauch, E Fugger, A Mayer - US Patent App. 13/178,238, 2013 - Google Patents
A crack detection line device and a method are disclosed. An embodiment comprises a
semiconductor device comprising a crack detection line within a chip, the crack detection …

Structure and method of making an offset-trench crackstop that forms an air gap adjacent to a passivated metal crackstop

TH Daubenspeck, JP Gambino, CD Muzzy… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
A structure and method of making an offset-trench crackstop, which forms an air gap in a
passivation layer that is adjacent to a passivated top metal layer of a metal crackstop in an …

Fuse link structures using film stress for programming and methods of manufacture

KW Barth, JP Gambino, TC Lee, KS Petrarca - US Patent 7,892,926, 2011 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Advanced semiconductor circuitry may use various pro grammable
interconnect elements to connect logic blocks for a number of applications, such as …

Semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing method

K Tanida, T Yoshida, K Utsumi, A Kawasaki - US Patent 9,761,463, 2017 - Google Patents
According to embodiments, a semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device
includes an insulation layer, an electrode, and a groove. The insulation layer is provided on …

Wirebond crack sensor for low-k die

T Aoki, LG Burrell, W Sauter - US Patent 7,250,311, 2007 - Google Patents
US7250311B2 - Wirebond crack sensor for low-k die - Google Patents US7250311B2 -
Wirebond crack sensor for low-k die - Google Patents Wirebond crack sensor for low-k die …

Detection circuit and method for detecting damage to a semiconductor chip

A Tschmelitsch, G Zojer, G Holl, G Herzele - US Patent 8,575,723, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A semiconductor chip having a current source coupled between a first
potential and an electrical node, a detection circuit having an input coupled to the electrical …