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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2012
William F. Burghout, Mesa, AZ (US);
Dennis Lee Conner, Glendale, AZ (US);
Michael J. Seddon, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Jay A. Yoder, Phoenix, AZ (US);
William F. Burghout, Mesa, AZ (US);
Dennis Lee Conner, Glendale, AZ (US);
Michael J. Seddon, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Jay A. Yoder, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, semiconductor die are singulated from a semiconductor wafer having a backmetal layer by placing the semiconductor wafer onto a carrier tape with the backmetal layer adjacent the carrier tape, forming singulation lines through the semiconductor wafer to expose the backmetal layer within the singulation lines, and fluid machining the semiconductor wafer to remove the backmetal layer from the singulation lines.