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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1980
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1979
Cheryl A Deckert, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Robert B Comizzoli, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
George L Schnable, Lansdale, PA (US);
RCA Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of inspecting electrical devices such as integrated circuit devices which have conductors covered by a protective layer of passivating material to determine the quality of the protective layer includes treating the circuit with a fluorescein containing dye and exposing the treated device to UV radiation while applying a voltage between two conductors. Fluorescence is observable in well passivated areas of the device but not in unpassivated or inadequately passivated areas. When a device is tested before dicing from a wafer, adjacent devices to which no voltage is applied fluoresce in both passivated and unpassivated areas.