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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1998
Peter A. Franklin, Marlboro, NY (US);
Arthur G. Merryman, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Rajesh S. Patel, Fremont, CA (US);
Thomas A. Wassick, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A multilayer thin film structure having defined strap repair lines thereon and a method for repairing interconnections in the multilayer thin film structure (MLTF) and/or making engineering changes (EC) are provided. The method comprises determining interconnection defects in the MLTF at a thin film layer adjacent the top metal layer of the structure, defining the top surface metallization including a series of orthogonal X conductor lines and Y conductor lines using photoresist and lithography and additive or phototool to selectively expose the photoresist to define top surface strap connections needed to repair the interconnections and/or make EC's, and forming the top surface metallization.