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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2002
Applicants:
Krishna Seshan, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin Jeng, Cupertino, CA (US);
Haiping Dun, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a metal layer with a pad disposed above a substrate; and a cap disposed above the metal layer having a first portion to provide for contact with a probe and a second portion to provide a bonding surface, and the cap is electrically coupled to the pad.