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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Harutaka Makabe, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/66 (2006.01); H01L 23/48 (2006.01); H01L 25/065 (2023.01); G01R 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 22/34 (2013.01); G01R 27/2605 (2013.01); H01L 23/481 (2013.01); H01L 25/0657 (2013.01); H01L 2225/06513 (2013.01); H01L 2225/06541 (2013.01); H01L 2225/06596 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a first semiconductor chip, and a first TSV penetrating the first semiconductor chip. The first semiconductor chip includes a first resistor coupled between a first power supply and a first node, a switch circuit coupled between the first node and the first TSV, a pad electrode operatively coupled to the first node, and a constant current source operatively coupled to either one of the first node and the pad electrode.