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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Inventor:
Oliver Blank, Villach, AT;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/544 (2006.01); H01L 21/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/544 (2013.01); H01L 21/78 (2013.01); H01L 2223/5446 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a semiconductor wafer is provided that includes a plurality of component positions with scribe line regions located at least one of adjacent to and between the component positions. The component positions include an active device structure. An auxiliary structure is positioned in one or more of the scribe line regions. The auxiliary structure is electrically coupled to an auxiliary contact pad which includes tungsten. The auxiliary structure does not interact with or affect the active device structure in the component positions.