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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2001
Michael Anthony Gaynes, Vestal, NY (US);
Mark Vincent Pierson, Binghamton, NY (US);
Aleksander Zubelewicz, Binghamton, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A structure and methods for reinforcing a semiconductor device to prevent cracking is provided. The device may take the form of a semiconductor chip or a semiconductor chip package. When a semiconductor chip is provided, an adhesion layer is applied over its top surface, followed by the application of a reinforcing layer over the adhesion layer. When a semiconductor chip package is provided, the package first undergoes a cleaning process, followed by the application of an adhesion layer over its top surface and, lastly, the application of a reinforcing layer over the adhesion layer.
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