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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014

Filed:

Jul. 17, 2012
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/58 (2006.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01); H01L 23/48 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 22/34 (2013.01); H01L 22/30 (2013.01); H01L 23/48 (2013.01); G01R 31/2858 (2013.01);
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.


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