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Patent No.:

US 7749778 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010

Filed:

Jan. 03, 2007
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

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Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Chanda, Kaushik. (2010). Addressable hierarchical metal wire test methodology (U.S. Patent No. 7749778). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7749778

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