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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Chuan-cheng Cheng, Fremont, CA (US);
Choy Hing LI, Saratoga, CA (US);
Shuhua Yu, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/48 (2006.01); H01L 23/58 (2006.01); H01L 23/485 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor wafer with an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protective device is disclosed. The semiconductor wafer includes first and second adjacent semiconductor die regions, a protective device in a scribe line region between the first and second die regions, and at least one metal line on a surface of the first die region, wherein the metal line(s) is/are in electrical communication with the protective device.