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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
May. 18, 2007
Srikanteswara Dakshina-murthy, Singapore, SG;
Chew Hoe Ang, Singapore, SG;
Srikanteswara Dakshina-Murthy, Singapore, SG;
Chew Hoe Ang, Singapore, SG;
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Various apparatus and methods of monitoring endcap pullback are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus is provided that includes a substrate that has a plurality of semiconductor regions. Each of the plurality of semiconductor regions has a border with an insulating structure. A transistor is positioned in each of the plurality of semiconductor regions. Each of the transistors includes a gate that has a first lateral dimension and an end that has a position relative to its border. A voltage source is electrically coupled to the transistors whereby levels of currents flowing through the transistors are indicative of the positions of the ends of the gates relative to their borders.