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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Edward C. Cooney, Iii, Jericho, VT (US);
Jeffrey P. Gambino, Westford, VT (US);
Zhong-xiang He, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Tom C. Lee, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Edward C. Cooney, III, Jericho, VT (US);
Jeffrey P. Gambino, Westford, VT (US);
Zhong-Xiang He, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Tom C. Lee, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An Integrated Circuit (IC) and a method of making the same. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes: a substrate; a first metal layer disposed on the substrate and including a sensor structure configured to indicate a crack in a portion of the integrated circuit; and a second metal layer disposed proximate the first metal layer, the second metal layer including a wire component disposed proximate the sensor structure.