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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2009
Karen L. Holloway, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Holly Laferrara, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Alexander L. Martin, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Martin E. Powell, Peekskill, NY (US);
Timothy J. Wiltshire, Fishkill, NY (US);
Roger J. Yerdon, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Karen L. Holloway, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Holly LaFerrara, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Alexander L. Martin, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Martin E. Powell, Peekskill, NY (US);
Timothy J. Wiltshire, Fishkill, NY (US);
Roger J. Yerdon, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus includes an integrated circuit device, and at least one alignment mark on the integrated circuit device, the alignment mark comprises a first coded region, a second coded region adjacent the first coded region, and a third coded region adjacent the second coded region, the second coded region located between the first coded region and the third coded region, and markings on the first coded region and the third coded region being identical.