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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01); H01L 23/12 (2006.01); H01L 23/498 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2856 (2013.01); G01R 31/2886 (2013.01); H01L 22/34 (2013.01); H01L 23/12 (2013.01); H01L 23/49827 (2013.01); H01L 24/16 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13099 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13111 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13147 (2013.01); H01L 2224/16225 (2013.01); H01L 2224/16227 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit test structure includes a chip including a conductive line which traces a perimeter of the chip. The circuit test structure further includes an interposer electrically connected to the chip, wherein the conductive line is over both the chip and the interposer. The circuit test structure further includes a test structure connected to the conductive line. The circuit test structure further includes a testing site, wherein the test structure is configured to electrically connect the testing site to the conductive line.