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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2007
Kaushik Chanda, Fishkill, NY (US);
Lawrence Clevenger, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Timothy J. Dalton, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Louis L. C. Hsu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Chih-chao Yang, Glenmont, NY (US);
Kaushik Chanda, Fishkill, NY (US);
Lawrence Clevenger, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Timothy J. Dalton, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Louis L. C. Hsu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Chih-Chao Yang, Glenmont, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of monitoring and testing electro-migration and time dependent dielectric breakdown includes forming an addressable wiring test array, which includes a plurality or horizontally disposed metal wiring and a plurality of segmented, vertically disposed probing wiring, performing a single row continuity/resistance check to determine which row of said metal wiring is open, performing a full serpentine continuity/resistance check, and determining a position of short defects.