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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2016
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Glen E Richard, Burlington, VT (US);
Stephen P Ayotte, New Haven, VT (US);
Hanyi Ding, Colchester, VT (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to separating an integrated circuit (IC) structure from an adjacent chip. An IC structure according to embodiments of the disclosure may include: a semiconductor region including an interconnect pad positioned thereon, the interconnect pad electrically connected to a solder bump; and an ohmic heating wire positioned within the semiconductor region and in thermal communication with the interconnect pad, wherein the ohmic heating wire is configured to be heated above a melting temperature of the solder bump.