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Patent No.:

US 7576357 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2005
Applicants:

Jianhong Zhu, Austin, TX (US);

David Wu, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jianhong Zhu, Austin, TX (US);

David Wu, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of detecting damage to at least one dielectric layer in an IC die by determining a capacitance factor. The capacitance factor can be used to determine damage in a low-k dielectric material. A system for detecting damage can include a conductive line structure for measuring capacitance and software or a device for determining the capacitance to determine the damage.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Zhu, Jianhong. (2009). System for characterization of low-k dielectric material damage (U.S. Patent No. 7576357). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7576357

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