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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Phaneuf, Ottawa, CA;
Dick James, Carp, CA;
Pierrette Breton, Stittsville, CA;
Julia Elvidge, Ottawa, CA;
Ray Haythornthwaite, Nepean, CA;
Assignee:
Chipworks, Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/3225 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/3225 ;
Abstract
A method of analysing integrated circuits is provided. The method provides for scanning the integrated circuit with a beam in order to image an upper layer of the integrated circuit and performing chemical analysis on the upper layer of the integrated circuit. The chemical information and the imaging information are correlated and used to reverse engineer the integrated circuit.