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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); H01L 21/54 (2006.01); H01L 21/48 (2006.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 22/14 (2013.01); G01R 31/2853 (2013.01); H01L 21/4853 (2013.01); H01L 21/54 (2013.01); H01L 23/5222 (2013.01);
Abstract
Flip-chip package reliability monitoring and systems of monitoring using capacitive sensors are disclosed. The monitoring is conducted in situ and in real-time without the need for destructive testing of the packages. The capacitive sensors can be used for flip-chip package reliability monitoring.