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Patent No.:

US 6566888 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003

Filed:

Apr. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Michael R. Bruce, Austin, TX (US);

Glen Gilfeather, Del Valle, TX (US);

Rama R. Goruganthu, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/108 ; G01R 3/102 ; H01L 2/348 ; H01L 2/166 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/108 ; G01R 3/102 ; H01L 2/348 ; H01L 2/166 ;
Abstract

The present invention is directed to the repair of resistive circuitry in an integrated circuit die having a multitude of circuit paths. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor die having a resistive electrical connection is analyzed. The location of a circuit portion in the die having a resistive electrical connection is identified. Using the identified location, the resistive circuit portion is annealed and the resistivity of that circuit portion is reduced. The reduced resistivity improves the ability of the die to operate at high speeds, and makes possible the repair and subsequent use of the die in various applications.


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Bruce, Michael. (2003). Repair of resistive electrical connections in an integrated circuit (U.S. Patent No. 6566888). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6566888

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