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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
May. 18, 1995
Brian D Hamilton, Redwood City, CA (US);
Joseph R Pierret, San Jose, CA (US);
Elantec Semiconductor, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor wafer in an intermediate stage of fabrication having an array of slices. All but one of the slices may have integrated circuit components interconnected by metallization layers to form a die having an operable circuit, with the remaining slice functioning as a scribe area or line. Two embodiments of slices are disclosed in which one slice is a rectangle of a minimum width to function as a scribe area, and the other slice is composed of a sliver and a rectangle with the latter also having a minimum width to function as a scribe area. Each embodiment of a slice can be extended lengthwise with an extension box that also can function to contain operative components or function as a scribe area.