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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:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Jeffrey P. Gambino, Westford, VT (US);
Anthony K. Stamper, Williston, VT (US);
Richard E. Wistrom, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey P. Gambino, Westford, VT (US);
Anthony K. Stamper, Williston, VT (US);
Richard E. Wistrom, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); B44C 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of creating electrical shorts within an interconnection structure, using a selective etch, to detect a region that is missing a protective hardmask in order to prevent future use of the defective device.